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BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Leads Nation in December
On-Time Arrival Performance
74.15% of Airport’s flights arrived on-time, best in U.S. |
BWI AIRPORT, MD (February 05, 2008) - According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport led all major U.S. airports in December for on-time arrival of flights. BWI Marshall Airport’s on-time arrival performance came to 74.15%.
According to the BTS, airline carriers reported a nationwide on-time arrival rate of 64.3% for December 2007.
“BWI Marshall works to be an efficient, convenient airport for travelers,” said Timothy L. Campbell, Executive Director of the Maryland Aviation Administration. “The Airport is generally recognized as being a low-delay airport. BWI Marshall will continue to work with the FAA and our airline partners to improve air travel for customers.”
For the year ending December 2007, BWI Marshall led all major northeast U.S. airports for on-time arrival performance. The Airport’s final on-time arrival performance for 2007 was 77.55%. Airlines reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation an overall, national on-time arrival rate of 73.4% in 2007.
According to the BTS data, BWI Marshall’s on-time departure performance for December 2007 was 72.17%, second highest among major northeast U.S. airports. The systemwide on-time departure rate for December was 69%. For the year, BWI Marshall’s on-time departure rate was 77.68%, also second highest among major northeast U.S. airports. The systemwide on-time departure rate for 2007 was 76.7%.
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