Centerlines - March 2009 - (Page 46) BOX SCORES Top Ten U.S. Carriers Southwest American Delta United Carriers US Airways Northwest Continental AirTran JetBlue Airports Sky West 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 Millions of passengers Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Based on data for January through October 2008. Top Ten U.S Airports Ranked by Best On-Time Departure Averages With Corresponding On-Time Arrivals Salt Lake City Portland Washington Reagan Minneapolis/ St. Paul Oakland San Diego Seattle Phoenix Atlanta Tampa Los Angeles 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Percent on time Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Based on data for January through November 2008. Top Ten U.S. Airports Chicago O’Hare Dallas/Fort Worth Denver Airports Los Angeles Las Vegas Phoenix Houston Bush Charlotte New York JFK 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Millions of passengers 35 40 Arrival % Departure % Top Ten U.S Airports by Longest Customs Wait December 2008 Miami Houston Dallas Philadelphia Airports Washington Dulles Newark Atlanta Chicago O’Hare Honolulu Los Angeles Average Wait Maximum Wait Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Based on data for January through October 2008. Scheduled System Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers Monthly Previous Calendar Years Oct. 2007 Passengers (millions) Flights (thousands) Revenue Passenger Miles (billions) Available Seat-Miles (billions) Load Factor (percent ratio) Flight Stage Length (miles) Passenger Trip Length (miles) Oct. 2008 59.6 820.5 64.0 80.8 79.2 702.4 Percent Change 2007 -7.1 -9.6 -6.5 -7.0 0.5 0.3 0.7 646.9 8,951.5 697.3 866.4 80.5 704.3 1,078.0 2008 630.1 8,614.4 691.1 863.9 80.0 721.1 1,096.8 Percent Change -2.6 -3.8 -0.9 -0.3 -0.5 2.4 64.2 907.8 68.4 86.9 78.7 700.5 0 10 20 30 40 1,065.7 1,072.9 1.7 50 60 Minutes 70 80 90 100 110 Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Based on October 2008 activity. Data for the 10 busiest airports for the busiest time period at each airport’s busiest international facility. Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 46 CENTERLINES | MARCH 2009
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