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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, April 7, 2001



Top 10 most frequently delayed flights in U.S.

 •  Southwest flight leads industry in behind-schedule performance

Advertiser Staff

Twenty flights last year arrived at their destinations at least 15 minutes late more than half of the time, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

The top 10 most frequently late flights, their scheduled departure times and the percentage of times they were late:

  • Southwest Flight 178 (now 1291), Las Vegas to Reno, scheduled to leave at 2:40 p.m., arrived late 60.4 percent of the time
  • American 353, LaGuardia to O'Hare, 7 p.m., 58.6
  • Southwest 587, Reno to Las Vegas, 4:15 p.m., 58.5
  • American 361, LaGuardia to O'Hare, 9 p.m., 57.4
  • Delta 447, LaGuardia to Fort Lauderdale, 8:55 p.m., 55.9
  • United 676, O'Hare to LaGuardia, 5 p.m., 55.7
  • Delta 581, LaGuardia to Atlanta, 6 p.m., 54.3
  • United 674, O'Hare to LaGuardia, 6 p.m., 54.2
  • Southwest 1438, Oakland to Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m., 53.6
  • United 680, O'Hare to LaGuardia, 3 p.m., 53.3

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics