Best On-Time Records of Airlines (Jan-Aug 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
Southwest Airlines 82.8%
Northwest Airlines 79.9%
American Airlines 79.1%
America West Airlines 78.9%
Continental Airlines 78.3%
US Airways 78.2%
Trans World Airlines 77.8%
Delta Air Lines 77.6%
Alaska Airlines 76.6%
United Airlines 75.5%
On-Time Arrivals at Thirty Largest U.S. Airports (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 83.2% (best of any major U.S. airport)
Bush Intercontinental (IAH) 79.9% (second best)
Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) 76.7%
Los Angeles International (LAX) 66.6%
New York La Guardia (LAG) 53.6%
Denver International (DEN) 53.2%
Chicago O’Hare International (ORD) 50.6%
On-Time Departures at Thirty Largest U.S. Airports (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
Bush Intercontinental (IAH) 83% (best of any major U.S. airport
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 81.7% (second best)
Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky (CVG) 81.6%
Hartsfield Atlanta (ATL) 77.5%
Newark International (EWR) 70.4%
Los Angeles International (LAX) 69.7%
New York La Guardia (LGA) 69%
Chicago O’Hare International (ORD) 56.6%
Denver International (DEN) 56.1%
On-Time Arrivals-Departures of Texas Airports (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) 75.7% / 84.2%
Dallas Love Field (DAL) 83.9% / 81.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 83.2% / 81.7%
El Paso International (ELP) 73.5% / 80%
Houston Hobby (HOU) 80.4% /78.4%
Bush Intercontinental (IAH) 79.9% / 83%
San Antonio International (SAT) 76.9% / 85.2%
Best On-Time Records of a Sampling of Flights (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
AUS to DFW—American 94%
AUS to PHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor International)—Southwest 90%
AUS to IAH—Continental 89%
DFW to AUS—Delta 90%
DFW to PHX—Delta 89%
DFW to AUS—American 86%
DAL to ELP—Southwest 89%
DAL to SAT—Southwest 86%
DAL to LIT (Little Rock National)—Southwest 86%
IAH to ELP—Continental 95%
IAH to DAL—Southwest 89%
IAH to AUS—Continental 88%
HOU to ELP—Southwest 85%
HOU to AUS—Southwest 82%
SAT to DFW—American 92%
SAT to PHX—Southwest 92%
SAT to DFW—Delta 89%
ELP to IAH—Continental 93%
ELP to DFW—Delta 93%
ELP to DFW—American 92%
Worst On-Time Records of a Sampling of Flights (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
AUS to ORD (Chicago O’Hare International)—United 46%
AUS to ORD—American 64%
AUS to DAL—Southwest 79%
DFW to IAH—American 77%
DFW to ATL (Hartsfield Atlanta International)—American 78%
DFW to ATL—Delta 79%
DAL to HOU—Southwest 80%
DAL to AUS—Southwest 81%
DAL to IAH—Southwest 84%
IAH to ORD—United 46%
IAH to ORD—Continental 61%
IAH to ORD—American 63%
HOU to AUS—American 69%
HOU to IAH—Continental 78%
HOU to DAL—Southwest 77%
SAT to ELP—Southwest 76%
SAT to AUS—Delta 76%
SAT to HOU—Southwest 82%
ELP to AUS—Southwest 56%
ELP to HOU—Southwest 59%
ELP to ORD—American 71%
Airport 2000: Joe Nick Patoski’s guide to Texas’ airports.
