Global Airports On-time Departure Report for August 2017

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Global Airports On-time Departure Report for August 2017

China Aviation Daily | Sep. 14, 2017

This report reflects on-time departure in major global airports as well as Asia-Pacific and Mainland Chinese airports. The report is based on the airport and flight status data acquired by VariFlight (Feeyo Technology Co. Ltd.) in August 2017.

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

For this part of the report major international airports were separated into two groups: airports that operated over 6000 departures, including both domestic and international flights, and airports that operated 2000-6000 departures in August 2017.

Table 1. On-time Departure Ranking of Major International Airports That Operated Over 6000 Departures in August, 2017 (Top 10)

Rank	IATA Code	Airport	Country	Number of Flights Departed	On-time Departure Rate	Flights Delayed for More Than 2 Hours	Average Departure Delay Time
1	HEL	Helsinki Vantaa	Finland	8986	91.42%	0.59%	13.40
2	CTS	New Chitose	Japan	8932	90.99%	0.86%	12.30
3	HNL	Honolulu	USA	7775	90.98%	1.16%	16.72
4	BNE	Brisbane	Australia	9253	87.85%	1.07%	18.21
5	LED	Pulkovo	Russia	8823	87.83%	1.78%	19.43
6	ITM	Itami (Osaka)	Japan	9727	87.61%	0.27%	17.68
7	JNB	O. R. Tambo (Johannesburg)	South Africa	8436	87.55%	0.61%	18.05
8	AKL	Auckland	New Zealand	7518	86.97%	1.04%	17.75
9	OSL	Oslo Airport (Gardermoen)	Norway	11476	86.61%	0.44%	17.21
10	NGO	Chubu Centrair	Japan	6009	86.47%	2.34%	23.17

Helsinki - Vantaa Airport reached the highest level of on-time departure accuracy (91.42%) among other international airports that operated over 6000 departures in August 2017. Average time of departure delay in Helsinki Airport was 13.40 minutes, and 0.59% of departure delays exceeded 2 hours.

Table 2. On-time Departure Ranking of Major International Airports That Operated 2000-6000 Departures in August, 2017 (Top 10)

Rank	IATA Code	Airport	Country	Number of Flights Departed	On-time Departure Rate	Flights Delayed for More Than 2 Hours	Average Departure Delay Time
1	TFN	Tenerife North	Spain	3124	95.74%	0.59%	10.54
2	KOA	Kona International	USA	2171	95.65%	0.35%	9.60
3	OGG	Kahului	USA	3520	95.37%	0.75%	9.38
4	LUX	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2210	95.20%	0.13%	9.67
5	CHC	Christchurch	New Zealand	4333	93.24%	0.36%	11.85
6	CNF	Belo Horizonte - Tancredo Neves	Brazil	4082	92.99%	0.36%	10.15
7	SVG	Stavanger Sola	Norway	2357	92.72%	0.16%	10.49
8	DUR	King Shaka (Durban)	South Africa	2001	92.69%	0.43%	11.81
9	WLG	Wellington	New Zealand	4246	92.55%	0.33%	12.46
10	SDJ	Sendai	Japan	3074	92.38%	0.12%	13.78

Among all international airports that operated 2000-6000 departures in August 2017 Tenerife North Airport in Spain demonstrated the most accurate on-time departure rate (95.74%). Average time of delay in Tenerife North Airport was 10.54 minutes, and 0.59% of departure delays exceeded 2 hours.

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS. ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

Table 3. On-time Departure Ranking of Major International Airports in Asia-Pacific That Operated Over 6000 Departures in August, 2017

Rank	IATA Code	Airport	Country	Number of Flights Departed	On-time Departure Rate	Flights Delayed for More Than 2 Hours	Average Departure Delay Time
1	CTS	New Chitose	Japan	8932	90.99%	0.86%	12.30
2	BNE	Brisbane	Australia	9253	87.85%	1.07%	18.21
3	ITM	Itami (Osaka)	Japan	9727	87.61%	0.27%	17.68
4	AKL	Auckland	New Zealand	7518	86.97%	1.04%	17.75
5	NGO	Chubu Centrair	Japan	6009	86.47%	2.34%	23.17
6	FUK	Fukuoka	Japan	9693	86.38%	0.99%	20.33
7	HND	Haneda	Japan	21737	82.41%	0.77%	23.83
8	GMP	Gimpo	South Korea	6291	81.71%	0.55%	22.64
9	MEL	Melbourne	Australia	10499	80.29%	1.31%	22.26
10	URC	Urumqi Diwopu	China	7997	79.39%	5.40%	30.15
11	SYD	Sydney (Kingsford Smith)	Australia	14058	77.32%	1.80%	26.17
12	KIX	Kansai	Japan	7779	77.28%	3.97%	31.31
13	DMK	Don Mueang	Thailand	10842	75.74%	0.93%	25.20
14	SIN	Singapore Changi	Singapore	15329	74.98%	1.84%	27.75
15	SUB	Juanda	Indonesia	7017	74.70%	2.13%	25.22
16	CJU	Jeju	South Korea	7215	74.29%	1.36%	26.24
17	HAN	Noi Bai	Vietnam	6373	74.22%	3.16%	34.56
18	OKA	Naha	Japan	6844	73.59%	1.20%	25.09
19	TPE	Taiwan Taoyuan (Taipei)	Taiwan	9668	72.21%	2.97%	31.65
20	BKK	Suvarnabhumi	Thailand	15024	71.46%	3.17%	31.37

Among international airports located in Asia-Pacific with over 6000 departures in August 2017 the highest on-time departure rate was registered in New Chitose Airport, Japan - 90.99%. Average time of departure delays in the airport serving the Sapporo metropolitan area was 12.30 minutes; 0.86% of departures from New Chitose were delayed for more than two hours.

Table 4. On-time Departure Ranking of Major International Airports in Asia-Pacific That Operated 2000-6000 Departures in August, 2017

Rank	IATA Code	Airport	Country	Number of Flights Departed	On-time Departure Rate	Flights Delayed for More Than 2 Hours	Average Departure Delay Time
1	CHC	Christchurch	New Zealand	4333	93.24%	0.36%	11.85
2	WLG	Wellington	New Zealand	4246	92.55%	0.33%	12.46
3	SDJ	Sendai	Japan	3074	92.38%	0.12%	13.78
4	KMI	Miyazaki	Japan	2584	88.73%	0.32%	16.15
5	KOJ	Kagoshima	Japan	4291	88.39%	0.48%	17.90
6	PER	Perth	Australia	5238	87.88%	1.06%	16.94
7	KHH	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	2442	87.36%	2.02%	19.85
8	CBR	Canberra	Australia	2166	87.29%	1.86%	16.02
9	ADL	Adelaide	Australia	3685	86.44%	1.18%	16.93
10	CNS	Cairns	Australia	2318	86.22%	0.80%	17.03
11	PUS	Gimhae (Busan)	South Korea	4721	85.73%	0.55%	18.61
12	CNX	Chiang Mai	Thailand	3197	85.13%	1.84%	17.38
13	TSA	Taipei Songshan	Taiwan	2377	84.35%	1.55%	20.74
14	HKT	Phuket	Thailand	4503	79.75%	4.16%	24.43
15	PEN	Penang	Malaysia	2432	69.70%	3.34%	29.53
16	BKI	Kota Kinabalu	Malaysia	2877	68.65%	5.39%	33.39
17	KNO	Kuala Namu	Indonesia	3400	66.11%	3.07%	31.80
18	DAD	Da Nang	Vietnam	3091	65.21%	4.74%	44.30
19	XNN	Xining Caojiabao	China	3239	62.69%	12.16%	48.40
20	CEB	Mactan Cebu	Philippines	3622	62.52%	6.55%	41.03

Christchurch International Airport demonstrated the highest on-time departure accuracy among international airports located in Asia-Pacific in August 2017 - 93.24%. Average time of flight delays departing from the airport was 11.85 minutes; 0.36% of departure delays were over 2 hours.

MAINLAND CHINESE AIRPORTS

For this part of the Global Airports On-Time Departure Report the airports located in Mainland China were separated by their passenger traffic capacity according to the report published by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) in 2016. In particular, this report highlights on-time departure ranking of the Chinese airports that can serve over 10 million passengers and those that can serve 2-10 million passengers per year.

Table 5. On-time Departure Ranking of Mainland Chinese Airports with Over 10 Million Passenger Traffic Capacity for August, 2017

Rank	IATA Code	Airport	Number of Flights Departed	On-time Departure Rate	Flights Delayed for More Than 2 Hours	Average Departure Delay Time
1	URC	Urumqi Diwopu	7997	79.39%	5.40%	30.15
2	XIY	Xi'an Xianyang	14138	58.17%	11.38%	50.12
3	HAK	Haikou Meilan	6260	56.83%	13.07%	52.59
4	CGO	Zhengzhou Xinzheng	8708	55.48%	16.19%	59.66
5	TNA	Jinan Yaoqiang	5202	55.35%	12.93%	53.45
6	CSX	Changsha Huanghua	7789	54.67%	12.95%	53.70
7	SYX	Sanya Phoenix	4788	53.83%	16.98%	61.75
8	LHW	Lanzhou Zhongchuan	5306	53.69%	13.86%	55.33
9	CKG	Chongqing Jiangbei	12049	53.30%	14.17%	57.41
10	TSN	Tianjin Binhai	7116	52.45%	20.66%	75.26
11	KWE	Guiyang Longdongbao	6711	52.07%	13.36%	57.03
12	WUH	Wuhan Tianhe	7693	51.83%	14.25%	58.02
13	NNG	Nanning Wuxu	4603	51.16%	13.01%	57.65
14	DLC	Dalian Zhoushuizi	6809	49.96%	18.79%	68.70
15	CAN	Guangzhou Baiyun	19230	49.06%	13.90%	60.18
16	HRB	Harbin Taiping	5845	48.92%	18.41%	74.48
17	KMG	Kunming Changshui	15135	48.75%	12.59%	58.68
18	CTU	Chengdu Shuangliu	13749	44.74%	15.31%	63.90
19	SHE	Shenyang Taoxian	5521	44.69%	22.03%	79.44
20	SZX	Shenzhen Bao'an	13295	44.05%	19.48%	73.98
21	TAO	Qingdao Liuting	8144	43.36%	15.10%	63.89
22	SHA	Shanghai Hongqiao	10733	42.69%	19.44%	73.82
23	FOC	Fuzhou Changle	4071	41.59%	16.37%	64.55
24	PEK	Beijing Capital	24182	40.83%	16.89%	72.92
25	XMN	Xiamen Gaoqi	7866	35.29%	17.39%	69.28
26	NKG	Nanjing Lukou	8874	33.89%	28.11%	97.14
27	HGH	Hangzhou Xiaoshan	10831	33.64%	24.59%	92.37
28	PVG	Shanghai Pudong	19089	30.82%	23.83%	91.36

Urumqi Diwopu International Airport's on-time departure accuracy rate (79.39%) was the highest among all other Mainland Chinese airports with over 10 million passenger traffic capacity per year. Average time of departure delays in Urumqi Diwopu was 30.15 minutes; 5.40% of departure delays lasted over 2 hours.

Table 6. On-time Departure Ranking of Mainland Chinese Airports with 2-10 Million Passenger Traffic Capacity for August, 2017

Rank	IATA Code	Airport	Number of Flights Departed	On-time Departure Rate	Flights Delayed for More Than 2 Hours	Average Departure Delay Time
1	JHG	Jinghong Xishuangbanna Gasa	1325	73.11%	7.10%	31.72
2	XNN	Xining Caojiabao	3239	62.69%	12.16%	48.40
3	LJG	Lijiang Sanyi	2594	60.44%	10.88%	45.86
4	INC	Yinchuan Hedong	3509	59.52%	12.65%	51.58
5	KWL	Guilin Liangjiang	3021	55.11%	15.44%	59.82
6	LXA	Lhasa Gonggar	1560	51.96%	19.37%	63.16
7	SWA	Jieyang Chaoshan	1776	50.85%	14.37%	56.54
8	KHN	Nanchang Changbei	3901	50.62%	16.32%	63.75
9	TYN	Taiyuan Wusu	4664	50.03%	18.41%	67.39
10	HET	Hohhot Baita	5344	44.89%	19.69%	74.59
11	CGQ	Changchun Longjia	3677	44.37%	23.79%	85.71
12	YNT	Yantai Penglai	2984	43.87%	18.96%	72.44
13	HFE	Hefei Xinqiao	3476	42.74%	19.67%	76.28
14	NAY	Beijing Nanyuan	1870	41.60%	20.40%	72.88
15	SJW	Shijiazhuang Zhengding	3760	40.91%	22.62%	83.11
16	ZUH	Zhuhai Jinwan	2904	38.20%	23.33%	83.98
17	JJN	Quanzhou Jinjiang	1864	38.19%	19.67%	73.50
18	WNZ	Wenzhou Longwan	3040	37.59%	18.37%	72.37
19	NGB	Ningbo Lishe	3038	37.37%	23.94%	87.52
20	MIG	Mianyang Nanjiao	1289	31.10%	24.11%	89.56
21	WUX	Wuxi Sunan Shuofang	2281	24.83%	35.60%	113.68

Among other airports in Mainland China with 2-10 million passenger traffic capacity per year Jinghong Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport demonstrated the highest on-time departure accuracy rate in August 2017 - 73.11%. Average time of the airport's departure delays was 31.72 minutes; 7.10% of departure delays exceeded 2 hours.

MAINLAND CHINESE AIRPORTS SUFFERED FROM BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS

This part of the report reflects 5 airports located in Mainland China in which a significant percentage of flight departures were delayed due to bad weather conditions in August 2017.

Rank	IATA Code	Airport Name	Hours of Delay Due to Bad Weather	On-time Departure Rate	Flights Delayed due to Bad Weather	Flights Delayed for Other Reasons
1	PEK	Beijing Capital	68	40.83%	25.81%	43.96%
2	PVG	Shanghai Pudong	67	30.82%	22.03%	33.04%
3	KMG	Kunming Changshui	65	48.75%	34.30%	52.02%
4	TSN	Tianjin Binhai	64	52.45%	34.95%	55.41%
5	SJW	Shijiazhuang Zhengding	57	40.91%	27.59%	43.89%

In August 2017, accumulative delay time of the flights departed later than scheduled due to bad weather conditions from Beijing Capital International Airport was 68 hours. This is the highest number of delay hours among other airports in Mainland China that experienced flight delays caused by bad weather in August 2017. Other airports in which weather conditions majorly affected flight departure time were Shanghai Pudong International Airport with 67 hours, Kunming Changshui International Airport with 65 hours, Tianjin Binhai International Airport with 64 hours, Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport with 57 hours.

ABOUT DATA

-Time period: 2017.08.01-2017.08.31

-Only scheduled commercial passenger flights are included in this report. Cargo flights, business aviation and general aviation flights are not included.

-Only the flights with actual departure time that could be monitored by VariFlight are included. Cancelled flights are excluded from the report.

-On-time Departed Flights: flights that departed no later than 30 minutes after their scheduled time of departure.

-On-time Departure Rate: total number of departures divided by the number of the flights departed on time.

-Average Departure Delay Time: total hours of delay time divided by the total number of actual departures.

-Delay time of a single flight: the difference between actual departure time and scheduled departure time. If a flight departs prior to the scheduled time, the delay time is equal to 0.

Contributed by VariFlight

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