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Latest Available Data: November 2009All Rows Shown
Field NameDescription
Summaries
*OntimeArrivalPctPercent of flights that arrive on time. For percent of on time arrivals at specific airports, click Analysis. Note: If you select Origin as a category, you get percent of flights that depart from those airports and arrive on time.Analysis
*OntimeDeparturePctPercent of flights that depart on time. For percent of on time departures at specific airports, click Analysis. Note: If you select Dest as a category, you get percent of flights that depart on time and arrive at those airports.Analysis
Time Period
YearYear 
QuarterQuarter (1-4)Analysis
MonthMonthAnalysis
DayofMonthDay of Month 
DayOfWeekDay of WeekAnalysis
FlightDateFlight Date (yyyymmdd) 
Airline
UniqueCarrierUnique Carrier Code. When the same code has been used by multiple carriers, a numeric suffix is used for earlier users, for example, PA, PA(1), PA(2). Use this field for analysis across a range of years.Analysis
AirlineIDAn identification number assigned by US DOT to identify a unique airline (carrier). A unique airline (carrier) is defined as one holding and reporting under the same DOT certificate regardless of its Code, Name, or holding company/corporation.Analysis
CarrierCode assigned by IATA and commonly used to identify a carrier. As the same code may have been assigned to different carriers over time, the code is not always unique. For analysis, use the Unique Carrier Code. 
TailNumTail Number 
FlightNumFlight Number 
Origin
OriginOrigin AirportAnalysis
OriginCityNameOrigin Airport, City Name 
OriginStateOrigin Airport, State CodeAnalysis
OriginStateFipsOrigin Airport, State FipsAnalysis
OriginStateNameOrigin Airport, State Name 
OriginWacOrigin Airport, World Area CodeAnalysis
Destination
DestDestination AirportAnalysis
DestCityNameDestination Airport, City Name 
DestStateDestination Airport, State CodeAnalysis
DestStateFipsDestination Airport, State FipsAnalysis
DestStateNameDestination Airport, State Name 
DestWacDestination Airport, World Area CodeAnalysis
Departure Performance
CRSDepTimeCRS Departure Time (local time: hhmm) 
DepTimeActual Departure Time (local time: hhmm) 
DepDelayDifference in minutes between scheduled and actual departure time. Early departures show negative numbers.Analysis
DepDelayMinutesDifference in minutes between scheduled and actual departure time. Early departures set to 0.Analysis
DepDel15Departure Delay Indicator, 15 Minutes or More (1=Yes)Analysis
DepartureDelayGroupsDeparture Delay intervals, every (15 minutes from <-15 to >180)Analysis
DepTimeBlkCRS Departure Time Block, Hourly IntervalsAnalysis
TaxiOutTaxi Out Time, in MinutesAnalysis
WheelsOffWheels Off Time (local time: hhmm) 
Arrival Performance
WheelsOnWheels On Time (local time: hhmm) 
TaxiInTaxi In Time, in MinutesAnalysis
CRSArrTimeCRS Arrival Time (local time: hhmm) 
ArrTimeActual Arrival Time (local time: hhmm) 
ArrDelayDifference in minutes between scheduled and actual arrival time. Early arrivals show negative numbers.Analysis
ArrDelayMinutesDifference in minutes between scheduled and actual arrival time. Early arrivals set to 0.Analysis
ArrDel15Arrival Delay Indicator, 15 Minutes or More (1=Yes)Analysis
ArrivalDelayGroupsArrival Delay intervals, every (15-minutes from <-15 to >180)Analysis
ArrTimeBlkCRS Arrival Time Block, Hourly IntervalsAnalysis
Cancellations and Diversions
CancelledCancelled Flight Indicator (1=Yes)Analysis
CancellationCodeSpecifies The Reason For CancellationAnalysis
DivertedDiverted Flight Indicator (1=Yes)Analysis
Flight Summaries
CRSElapsedTimeCRS Elapsed Time of Flight, in MinutesAnalysis
ActualElapsedTimeElapsed Time of Flight, in MinutesAnalysis
AirTimeFlight Time, in MinutesAnalysis
FlightsNumber of FlightsAnalysis
DistanceDistance between airports (miles)Analysis
DistanceGroupDistance Intervals, every 250 Miles, for Flight SegmentAnalysis
Cause of Delay (Data starts 6/2003)
CarrierDelayCarrier Delay, in MinutesAnalysis
WeatherDelayWeather Delay, in MinutesAnalysis
NASDelayNAS Delay, in MinutesAnalysis
SecurityDelaySecurity Delay, in MinutesAnalysis
LateAircraftDelayLate Aircraft Delay, in MinutesAnalysis
Gate Return Information at Origin Airport (Data starts 10/2008)
FirstDepTimeFirst Gate Departure Time at Origin Airport 
TotalAddGTimeTotal Ground Time Away from Gate for Gate Return or Cancelled FlightAnalysis
LongestAddGTimeLongest Time Away from Gate for Gate Return or Cancelled FlightAnalysis
Diverted Airport Information (Data starts 10/2008)
DivAirportLandingsNumber of Diverted Airport LandingsAnalysis
DivReachedDestDiverted Flight Reaching Scheduled Destination Indicator (1=Yes)Analysis
DivActualElapsedTimeElapsed Time of Diverted Flight Reaching Scheduled Destination, in Minutes. The ActualElapsedTime column remains NULL for all diverted flights.Analysis
DivArrDelayDifference in minutes between scheduled and actual arrival time for a diverted flight reaching scheduled destination. The ArrDelay column remains NULL for all diverted flights.Analysis
DivDistanceDistance between scheduled destination and final diverted airport (miles). Value will be 0 for diverted flight reaching scheduled destination.Analysis
Div1AirportDiverted Airport Code1 
Div1WheelsOnWheels On Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code1 
Div1TotalGTimeTotal Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code1 
Div1LongestGTimeLongest Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code1 
Div1WheelsOffWheels Off Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code1 
Div1TailNumAircraft Tail Number for Diverted Airport Code1 
Div2AirportDiverted Airport Code2 
Div2WheelsOnWheels On Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code2 
Div2TotalGTimeTotal Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code2 
Div2LongestGTimeLongest Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code2 
Div2WheelsOffWheels Off Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code2 
Div2TailNumAircraft Tail Number for Diverted Airport Code2 
Div3AirportDiverted Airport Code3 
Div3WheelsOnWheels On Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code3 
Div3TotalGTimeTotal Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code3 
Div3LongestGTimeLongest Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code3 
Div3WheelsOffWheels Off Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code3 
Div3TailNumAircraft Tail Number for Diverted Airport Code3 
Div4AirportDiverted Airport Code4 
Div4WheelsOnWheels On Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code4 
Div4TotalGTimeTotal Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code4 
Div4LongestGTimeLongest Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code4 
Div4WheelsOffWheels Off Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code4 
Div4TailNumAircraft Tail Number for Diverted Airport Code4 
Div5AirportDiverted Airport Code5 
Div5WheelsOnWheels On Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code5 
Div5TotalGTimeTotal Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code5 
Div5LongestGTimeLongest Ground Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport Code5 
Div5WheelsOffWheels Off Time (local time: hhmm) at Diverted Airport Code5 
Div5TailNumAircraft Tail Number for Diverted Airport Code5 
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