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Table 1
Summary of Airline On-Time Performance 1995-2003

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Year Operations Late Arrivals Late Departures Cancelled Diverted Percent On-Time Arrivals Percent Late Arrivals Percent Late Departures Percent Cancelled Percent Diverted
1995 5,327,435 1,039,250 827,934 91,905 10,492 78.57 19.51 15.54 1.73 0.20
1996 5,351,983 1,220,045 973,948 128,536 14,121 74.54 22.80 18.20 2.40 0.26
1997 5,411,843 1,083,834 846,870 97,763 12,081 77.94 20.03 15.65 1.81 0.22
1998 5,384,721 1,070,071 870,395 144,509 13,161 77.20 19.87 16.16 2.68 0.24
1999 5,527,884 1,152,725 937,273 154,311 13,555 76.11 20.85 16.96 2.79 0.25
2000 5,683,047 1,356,040 1,131,663 187,490 14,254 72.59 23.86 19.91 3.30 0.25
2001 5,967,780 1,104,439 953,808 231,198 12,909 77.40 18.51 15.98 3.87 0.22
2002 5,271,359 868,225 717,368 65,143 8,356 82.14 16.47 13.61 1.24 0.16
2003 6,488,539 1,057,504 834,238 101,448 11,750 81.96 16.30 12.86 1.56 0.18

NOTE: The number of reporting carriers has varied as follows:
1995: 10
1996: 10
1997: 10
1998: 10
1999: 10
2000: 11
2001: 12
2002: 10
2003: 18

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Data