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Table 1-61: FAA-Cited Causes of Departure and En Route Delays
(After pushing back from the gate)
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| Operations delayed (thousands) |
356 |
338 |
394 |
393 |
298 |
281 |
276 |
248 |
237 |
272 |
245 |
306 |
374 |
450 |
348 |
286 |
317 |
455 |
438 |
492 |
541 |
| Cause (percent) |
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| Weather |
67 |
70 |
57 |
56 |
65 |
65 |
72 |
75 |
72 |
74 |
68 |
74 |
69 |
69 |
72 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
69 |
66 |
65 |
| Airport terminal volume |
11 |
9 |
29 |
33 |
26 |
25 |
21 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
13 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
| Air Route Traffic Control Center volume |
13 |
12 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| Closed runways / taxiways |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
| National Airspace System equipment |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Other |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
KEY: FAA = Federal Aviation Administration.
NOTE
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES
1987-97: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Capacity Enhancement Plan (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
1998-99: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Internet site http://www.faa.gov/apa/Delays/atDelays.htm as of Aug. 8, 2002.
2000-07: Ibid., Operations Network (OPSNET) database query, Internet site http://www.apo.data.faa.gov/ as of Jun. 16, 2008.
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