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O'Hare ranked a mediocre 14th last year among 29 major
U.S. airports in on-time arrivals and a sorry 23rd in on-time departures.
Your chances of coming or going without a delay are best first thing in
the morning, and they generally deteriorate as the day
progresses
.
| Time |
On-time arrivals, 1998 (%) |
On-time departures, 1998
(%) |
6-6:59 a.m.
7-7:59 a.m.
8-8:59
a.m.
9-9:59 a.m.
10-10:59 a.m.
11-11:59 a.m.
12-12:59
p.m.
1-1:59 p.m.
2-2:59 p.m.
3-3:59 p.m.
4-4:59
p.m.
5-5:59 p.m.
6-6:59 p.m.
7-7:59 p.m.
8-8:59
p.m.
9-9:59 p.m.
10-10:59 p.m.
11 p.m.-5:59
a.m.
|
87.9
85.8
82.8
84.1
82.8
82.6
80.1
79.8
78.3
77.1
74.4
73.8
70.0
69.3
64.7
66.9
64.6
79.8
|
90.6
86.7
85.7
82.3
82.7
82.2
80.9
80.0
76.9
74.0
74.6
71.3
70.7
67.0
69.8
69.0
71.8
91.1 |
How They Stack Up
| Airline |
On-time arrivals at O'Hare, 1998
(%)* |
|
American
United
US
Airways
Delta
TWA
Continental
Northwest
America
West
Average
*Flights are on time if they arrive within 15
minutes of the scheduled arrival time. |
79.0
76.8
75.5
74.3
74.1
69.8
65.5
60.3
76.8 |
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