The time line shows FAA-cited causes of U.S. departure and en route delays from 1987 to 2009. In 2000, 69 percent of all delays were caused by weather.
FAA-cited* causes of U.S. departure and en route delays** from 1987 to 2009 (in percent)
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA. (April 1, 2011). FAA-cited* causes of U.S. departure and en route delays** from 1987 to 2009 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186321/faa-cited-causes-of-us-departure-and-en-route-delays-since-1987/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, und RITA. "FAA-cited* causes of U.S. departure and en route delays** from 1987 to 2009 (in percent)." Chart. April 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186321/faa-cited-causes-of-us-departure-and-en-route-delays-since-1987/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, RITA. (2011). FAA-cited* causes of U.S. departure and en route delays** from 1987 to 2009 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186321/faa-cited-causes-of-us-departure-and-en-route-delays-since-1987/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and RITA. "Faa-cited* Causes of U.S. Departure and En Route Delays** from 1987 to 2009 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186321/faa-cited-causes-of-us-departure-and-en-route-delays-since-1987/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics & RITA, FAA-cited* causes of U.S. departure and en route delays** from 1987 to 2009 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186321/faa-cited-causes-of-us-departure-and-en-route-delays-since-1987/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
FAA-cited* causes of U.S. departure and en route delays** from 1987 to 2009 (in percent) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA, April 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186321/faa-cited-causes-of-us-departure-and-en-route-delays-since-1987/