Are We Airborne Yet?

SE Atlas Are We Airborne Yet? MDW 29 BOS Airport delays are getting worse. Don't forget to pack your patience. 21 25 ATI ATI PHILADELPHIA DTW 2orARTUs MSP 200,977 AVERAGE DEPAR LAY 60.7 min BOSTOR 107.648 DEPARTURES DLA 24.2 20ar be 103,977 utasE AvA DEL 52.4 min A S LAo 20.7% CHICAGO SEA SEATTLE ERTUs 150,309 aveRAE DEA DELA 52.3 min DERAEDL 21.0% aRae DenaRtuE Lar S10 min RAGE TEL60.4 min DEPARUES OLA23.3% AERAE ARL DEL S7.4 min A S DELED 29.4 DERARTURES DELAVED DETROIT 30% MINNEAPOLIS- VERAE ARRIVAL LAY ST. PAUL 2000 DATUE AVERAGE ARAL DELA S2.2 min 210,143 59.4 min 13 31 ca 20r ERARTUREs 195,061 AVE DETE DEL 52.3 min A LS DELYD 26.6% AVALS DELAYED 22.4% AVERAGE DEPAREDELA S1.9 min DEATURE DELarED 22.1 aor AnTs 404,828 2 min aru DELA 6 DEPARTURES DELar29. PHL DEPARTURESDELAYED LGA ERASE ARRIVAL DELAY 19.7% SLC 54.9 min AVERAGE ARL DLA 56.6 min ARRIVAL DELY 70.9 min AVERAGE amva o AALSELann 30.4% 24.9% 235 NEW YORK 200 ARTURE 179,687 67 SALT LAKE CITY 200 pERARTUs 152.200 17 BWI 9 AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELAY 48.6 min AVERE DERUREA AVERAE DETRE DELAY 49.1 min aVALS DELAE 19.15 60.6min PDX DERARTURES DELarED 23% aERAE Ar DELr 50.3 min DEN DEARTURES DELAYED 15.2% AVERAE ARRVAL DELAY S0.6 min BALTIMORE 20ar A s 118,600 VERAGE DEPANTURE DEL S2.9 min DEARTURES DELVED 23N a AVAL DELA 53.4 min PORTLAND arDERTUs 97.694 aVERAE DETURE DELA S33 min AVALS DELA 22.3% ARRIVALS ELAED 35.1 LAS 15 T 12 OAK I DENVER aer ERURs 279,517 AVERAGE DEPARTURE DELAY S4 min AS DELAYED 23.2 DEPARTURES DELA 23.1% AVERAGE ARL ES3.5 min LAS VEGAS ARIVALS DLAYe 22. STL E16 200r DERARTURES 195,974 JFK 30 AVERAE DERARTUED OAKLAND 20DEPARTRes 7,904 RE DEPA DE 41.5 min R aro 48.3 min DEPARTURES DELAYED 23.3% NEW YORK O CVG 8. anr Res 138,947 SEDEPARTURE DELA 628 min DEANTURES DELED 30.AN DEPARTUS DLe 18.S% aVERAE ARVAL ELAY 45,7 min aVALS DELAYED 18.6% AVERAGE AALELAY 40.9 min ST. LOUIS 26 20 DEPARTURES 114.399 CHARLOTTE ARALSDELAED 22.3% AERA AADEL4 min CINCINNATI 2007 DERATREs 216.190 AVER DE DELA 49.6 min 22 LAX A LDELRYED 36.3% DALLAS-FT. WORTH FDEPARURES 304,569 a s 49.a50 VERE DEART S0,4 min DEPARTUR aro 21.% ERAGE DETURE DELY erE s 304.5 ERT S7.7 min DERTURES DELAYED 27.8% AVERA AR DA615 min A LS OLarto 26.2 S5.3 min DERARTURES DELAVED 21.% AVERAE ARVAL DEL S41 min AVALS ELAE 21.7N DEPARTURES ELAYED avRAGEARyA DELAY 31% 52.8 min AVALDELaYED 24% EWR DCA AVERAE A ALDELAY 47.6 min SAN FRANC ARRALSOLArED 30.9% ISCO PHOENIX PERARS 221150 aERA DERTELAY 492 min DEARTS wRA A L LA 48.4 min A SDELAo 21.4% 136.115 32 LOS ANGELES 245,952 AVERE DEPA ELA 19 Se min DEARS AD 21.8% 27 20er DEPARES NEWARK PHX 200DEPARTES WASHINGTON DC 49.6 min 151,102 AVERAGE ARAL DELAY n ATL ATLANTA 2oer DRTURE AVERA Du 67.3 min 20 s 438.000 AVERAE EuE DELAY S31 min DE ESELAY 26. AVERAGE ARL DEL S7.9 min A LSDELAeo 22.5% 55.5 min DEPARTRES DELAED 18.2N AVERAGE ARRVALDELA 49.3 min 130,432 ArALS DELrto VERAE DEARTURE DEL SAN 3 26.0% WASHINGTON DC DEPARTURES DELAYED 55.8 min 0 DEARTURs 139,086 AVERAGE DEARTRE DELAY4.4 min DEPARTRES LA 23.% ARVAL DELA 0 min A LSDar 25.1% - 29.9% 22 DETES LD aRA ARVAL DELAY 72.8 min 18 AALSOELArtD 21.7% 21.2% 214 VERAE ARRIVAELAY 51.3 min ARIVALSLAVED 38.3% SAN DIEGO 2r bens 95.202 AVERAE DERART EL49 min DETS ELAVED 15.9% AVERAE AVAL DLAr 474 min AVALDELA 20.3 ARRIVALSDELAYED MCO 27% 14 IAH ORLANDO TPA 6. FLL 153,504 RAGEDERTRE 56.8 min SERARTURES DELAED 22.9% AVERAGE ARAL DLA S3.S min A LSLAYED 27.7% FORT LAUDERDALE It's not your imagination:Airtravel has never sucked more. The year 2007 was the worst for flight delays since 200EARTURESs 89,003 AVERAE DEA L S8.3 min HOUSTON the government begankeepingstats morethana decade ago. In2002, 17 percent offlights arrivedlate (defined by the DEARTURES 214,900 AVERAE DEARLAY 58.4 min DEPARRE DELATED 21.4% AVERAGE A 60.5 min DERTUes Oato TAMPA 22.1% FAAasdelayed 15minutes ormore). Last summerit was nearlyathird, and travel in 2008 won't be much better. Blame 200r DEPARTURESs 98.644 AVERAE ARAL DELAY congestion, in part:More passengers on more planes means that a minor hitch at JFK can ripple across the entire 54.3 min AVEREDE MIA ARLS DELAYED 24.4% 56.9 min northeast. But most of thetrouble can betraced to antiquated air-traffic control technology. Untila new $22 billion DERARTURES DELAYED L DLA 19.4% satellite-based system comes online-lookfor it in 2025 at theearliest-trytoflyout of Oakland. -MATHEW HONAN DEPARTURS 26.3% 2ar DERARs 1,443 vER ARVAL DELA 56.1 min AVERAE DERANTURE DEL 59.1 min AVALS OLAED 28.0% MIAMI AVERAGE A DEL 52.6 min ARRVALS DELAYED 24.2% ARLSDELrED 21.5% RATING BASED ON THE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF DELAYS MST WORST OURCE US DERARTMENT O TRANSPORTATIONTAMPA CHICAS OBAY, AND BALTIMERE RECEIVE THE SAME RATINSSANRANCISCO ARD ATLANTANECIVEO THE SAME RATIN JAN 2008 OG5 6 2. DFW ORD IAD SE Atlas Are We Airborne Yet? MDW 29 BOS Airport delays are getting worse. Don't forget to pack your patience. 9 21 25 ATI ATI PHILADELPHIA DTW 2orARTUs MSP 200,977 AVERAGE DEPAR LAY 60.7 min BOSTOR 107.648 DEPARTURES DLA 24.2 20ar be 103,977 utasE AvA DEL 52.4 min A S LAo 20.7% CHICAGO SEA SEATTLE ERTUs 150,309 aveRAE DEA DELA 52.3 min DERAEDL 21.0% aRae DenaRtuE Lar S10 min RAGE TEL60.4 min DEPARUES OLA23.3% AVERAGE ARAL DEL $7.4 min DERARTURES DELAVED DETROIT 30% MINNEAPOLIS- VERAE ARRIVAL LAY 59.4 min n A S DELED 29.4 ST. PAUL 2000 DATUE AVERAGE ARAL DELA S2.2 min 210,143 13 31 ca 20r ERARTUREs 195,061 AVE DETE DEL 52.3 min A LS DELYD 26.6% AVALS DELAYED 22.4% AVERAGE DEPAREDELA S1.9 min CHICAGO A0428 DEATURE DELarED 22.1 PHL DEPARTURESDELAYED LGA aru DELA 626 min ERASE ARRIVAL DELAY 19.7% SLC DEPARTURES DELar29. 54.9 min AVERAGE ARL DLA 56.6 min A DELO A ALDELA AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELY 70.9 min amva o AALSELann 30.4% 24.9% 235 NEW YORK 200 ARTURE 179,687 12 SALT LAKE CITY 200 pERARTUs 152.200 17 BWI 9 AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELAY 48.6 min AVERE DERUREA AVERAE DETRE DELAY 49.1 min aVALS DELAE 19.15 60.6min PDX DERARTURES DELarED 23% aERAE Ar DELr 50.3 min 7 DEN DEARTURES DELAYED 15.2% AVERAE ARRVAL DELAY S0.6 min BALTIMORE 20ar A s 118,600 VERAGE DEPANTURE DEL S2.9 min DEARTURES DELVED 23N a AVAL DELA 53.4 min PORTLAND arDERTUs 97.694 aVERAE DETURE DELA S33 min AVALS DELA 22.3% ARRIVALS ELAED 35.1 LAS 15 T 12 OAK I DENVER aer ERURs 279,517 AVERAGE DEPARTURE DELAY S4 min AS DELAYED 23.2 DEPARTURES DELA 23.1% AVERAGE ARL ES3.5 min LAS VEGAS ARIVALS DLAYe 22. STL E16 200r DERARTURES 195,974 JFK 30 AVERAE DERARTUED OAKLAND 20DEPARTRes 7,904 RE DEPA DE 41.5 min R aro 48.3 min DEPARTURES DELAYED 23.3% NEW YORK O CVG anr Res 138,947 SEDEPARTURE DELA 628 min DEANTURES DELED 30.AN DEPARTUS DLe 18.S% aVERAE ARVAL ELAY 45,7 min aVALS DELAYED 18.6% AVERAGE AALELAY 40.9 min ST. LOUIS 26 20 DEPARTURES 114.399 CHARLOTTE ARALSDELAED 22.3% AERA AADEL4 min CINCINNATI 2007 DERATREs 216.190 AVER DE DELA 49.6 min A LDELRYED 36.3% DALLAS-FT. WORTH FDEPARURES 304,569 a s 49.a50 VERE DEART S0,4 min DEPARTUR aro 21.% ERAGE DETURE DELY 22 目 LAX erE s 304.5 ERT S7.7 min DERTURES DELAYED 27.8% AVERA AR DA615 min A LS OLarto 26.2 S5.3 min DERARTURES DELAVED 21.% ARAGE AVAL DELAY AVERAE ARVAL DEL S41 min AVALS ELAE 21.7N DEPARTURES ELAYED 31% 52.8 min AVALDELaYED 24% EWR DCA AVERAE A ALDELAY 47.6 min SAN FRANC ARRALSOLArED 30.9% ISCO PHOENIX PERARS 221150 aERA DERTELAY 492 min DEARTS wRA A L LA 48.4 min A SDELAo 21.4% 136.115 32 LOS ANGELES 245,952 AVERE DEPA ELA 19 Se min DEARS AD 21.8% 27 NEWARK PHX 200DEPARTES WASHINGTON DC 49.6 min 151,102 AVERAGE ARAL DELAY n ATL ATLANTA 2oer DRTURE AVERA Du 67.3 min 20 s 438.000 AVERAE EuE DELAY S31 min DE ESELAY 26. AVERAGE ARL DEL S7.9 min A LSDELAeo 22.5% 55.5 min DEPARTRES DELAED 18.2N AVERAGE ARRVALDELA 49.3 min 130,432 ArALS DELrto VERAE DEARTURE DEL SAN 3 26.0% WASHINGTON DC DEPARTURES DELAYED 55.8 min 0 DEARTURs 139,086 AVERAGE DEARTRE DELAY4.4 min DEPARTRES LA 23.% ARVAL DELA 0 min A LSDar 25.1% - 29.9% 22 DETES LD aRA ARVAL DELAY 72.8 min 18 AALSOELArtD 21.2% 21.7% 214 VERAE ARRIVAELAY 51.3 min ARIVALSLAVED 38.3% SAN DIEGO 5 2r bens 95.202 AVERAE DERART EL49 min DETS ELAVED 15.9% AVERAE AVAL DLAr 474 min AVALDELA 20.3 ARRIVALSDELAYED MCO 27% 14 IAH ORLANDO ТРА 6. FLL 153,504 RAGEDERTRE 56.8 min SERARTURES DELAED 22.9% AVERAGE ARAL DLA S3.S min A LSLAYED 27.7% FORT LAUDERDALE It's not your imagination:Airtravel has never sucked more. The year 2007 was the worst for flight delays since 200EARTURESs 89,003 AVERAE DEA L S8.3 min HOUSTON the government begankeepingstats morethana decade ago. In2002, 17 percent offlights arrivedlate (defined by the DEARTURES 214,900 AVERAE DEARLAY 58.4 min DEPARRE DELATED 21.4% DERTUes Oato TAMPA 22.1% FAAasdelayed 15minutes ormore). Last summerit was nearlyathird, and travel in 2008 won't be much better. Blame 200r DEPARTURESs 98.644 AVERAE ARAL DELAY congestion, in part:More passengers on more planes means that a minor hitch at JFK can ripple across the entire 54.3 min AVEREDE MIA ARLS DELAYED 24.4% 56.9 min northeast. But most of thetrouble can betraced to antiquated air-traffic control technology. Untila new $22 billion DERARTURES DELAYED AVERAGE AL DLA 19.4% satellite-based system comes online-lookfor it in 2025 at theearliest-trytoflyout of Oakland. -MATHEW HONAN 60.5 min DEPARTURS 26.3% 2ar DERARs 1,443 vER ARVAL DELA 56.1 min AVERAE DERANTURE DEL 59.1 min AVALS OLAED 28.0% MIAMI AVERAGE A DEL 52.6 min ARRVALS DELAYED 24.2% 21.5% RATING BASED ON THE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF DELAYS MST WORST OURCE US DERARTMENT O TRANSPORTATIONTAMPA CHICAS OBAY, AND BALTIMERE RECEIVE THE SAME RATINSSANRANCISCO ARD ATLANTANECIVEO THE SAME RATIN JAN 2008 O G 6 DFW ORD IAD SE Atlas Are We Airborne Yet? MDW 29 BOS Airport delays are getting worse. Don't forget to pack your patience. 9 21 25 ATI ATI PHILADELPHIA DTW 2orARTUs MSP 200,977 AVERAGE DEPAR LAY 60.7 min BOSTOR 107.648 DEPARTURES DLA 24.2 20ar be 103,977 utasE AvA DEL 52.4 min A S LAo 20.7% CHICAGO SEA SEATTLE ERTUs 150,309 aveRAE DEA DELA 52.3 min DERAEDL 21.0% aRae DenaRtuE Lar S10 min RAGE TEL60.4 min DEPARUES OLA23.3% AVERAGE ARAL DEL $7.4 min DERARTURES DELAVED DETROIT 30% MINNEAPOLIS- VERAE ARRIVAL LAY 59.4 min n A S DELED 29.4 ST. PAUL 2000 DATUE AVERAGE ARAL DELA S2.2 min 210,143 13 31 ca 20r ERARTUREs 195,061 AVE DETE DEL 52.3 min A LS DELYD 26.6% AVALS DELAYED 22.4% AVERAGE DEPAREDELA S1.9 min CHICAGO A0428 DEATURE DELarED 22.1 PHL DEPARTURESDELAYED LGA aru DELA 626 min ERASE ARRIVAL DELAY 19.7% SLC DEPARTURES DELar29. 54.9 min AVERAGE ARL DLA 56.6 min A DELO A ALDELA AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELY 70.9 min amva o AALSELann 30.4% 24.9% 235 NEW YORK 200 ARTURE 179,687 12 SALT LAKE CITY 200 pERARTUs 152.200 17 BWI 9 AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELAY 48.6 min AVERE DERUREA AVERAE DETRE DELAY 49.1 min aVALS DELAE 19.15 60.6min PDX DERARTURES DELarED 23% aERAE Ar DELr 50.3 min 7 DEN DEARTURES DELAYED 15.2% AVERAE ARRVAL DELAY S0.6 min BALTIMORE 20ar A s 118,600 VERAGE DEPANTURE DEL S2.9 min DEARTURES DELVED 23N a AVAL DELA 53.4 min PORTLAND arDERTUs 97.694 aVERAE DETURE DELA S33 min AVALS DELA 22.3% ARRIVALS ELAED 35.1 LAS 15 T 12 OAK I DENVER aer ERURs 279,517 AVERAGE DEPARTURE DELAY S4 min AS DELAYED 23.2 DEPARTURES DELA 23.1% AVERAGE ARL ES3.5 min LAS VEGAS ARIVALS DLAYe 22. STL E16 200r DERARTURES 195,974 JFK 30 AVERAE DERARTUED OAKLAND 20DEPARTRes 7,904 RE DEPA DE 41.5 min R aro 48.3 min DEPARTURES DELAYED 23.3% NEW YORK O CVG anr Res 138,947 SEDEPARTURE DELA 628 min DEANTURES DELED 30.AN DEPARTUS DLe 18.S% aVERAE ARVAL ELAY 45,7 min aVALS DELAYED 18.6% AVERAGE AALELAY 40.9 min ST. LOUIS 26 20 DEPARTURES 114.399 CHARLOTTE ARALSDELAED 22.3% AERA AADEL4 min CINCINNATI 2007 DERATREs 216.190 AVER DE DELA 49.6 min A LDELRYED 36.3% DALLAS-FT. WORTH FDEPARURES 304,569 a s 49.a50 VERE DEART S0,4 min DEPARTUR aro 21.% ERAGE DETURE DELY 22 目 LAX erE s 304.5 ERT S7.7 min DERTURES DELAYED 27.8% AVERA AR DA615 min A LS OLarto 26.2 S5.3 min DERARTURES DELAVED 21.% ARAGE AVAL DELAY AVERAE ARVAL DEL S41 min AVALS ELAE 21.7N DEPARTURES ELAYED 31% 52.8 min AVALDELaYED 24% EWR DCA AVERAE A ALDELAY 47.6 min SAN FRANC ARRALSOLArED 30.9% ISCO PHOENIX PERARS 221150 aERA DERTELAY 492 min DEARTS wRA A L LA 48.4 min A SDELAo 21.4% 136.115 32 LOS ANGELES 245,952 AVERE DEPA ELA 19 Se min DEARS AD 21.8% 27 NEWARK PHX 200DEPARTES WASHINGTON DC 49.6 min 151,102 AVERAGE ARAL DELAY n ATL ATLANTA 2oer DRTURE AVERA Du 67.3 min 20 s 438.000 AVERAE EuE DELAY S31 min DE ESELAY 26. AVERAGE ARL DEL S7.9 min A LSDELAeo 22.5% 55.5 min DEPARTRES DELAED 18.2N AVERAGE ARRVALDELA 49.3 min 130,432 ArALS DELrto VERAE DEARTURE DEL SAN 3 26.0% WASHINGTON DC DEPARTURES DELAYED 55.8 min 0 DEARTURs 139,086 AVERAGE DEARTRE DELAY4.4 min DEPARTRES LA 23.% ARVAL DELA 0 min A LSDar 25.1% - 29.9% 22 DETES LD aRA ARVAL DELAY 72.8 min 18 AALSOELArtD 21.2% 21.7% 214 VERAE ARRIVAELAY 51.3 min ARIVALSLAVED 38.3% SAN DIEGO 5 2r bens 95.202 AVERAE DERART EL49 min DETS ELAVED 15.9% AVERAE AVAL DLAr 474 min AVALDELA 20.3 ARRIVALSDELAYED MCO 27% 14 IAH ORLANDO ТРА 6. FLL 153,504 RAGEDERTRE 56.8 min SERARTURES DELAED 22.9% AVERAGE ARAL DLA S3.S min A LSLAYED 27.7% FORT LAUDERDALE It's not your imagination:Airtravel has never sucked more. The year 2007 was the worst for flight delays since 200EARTURESs 89,003 AVERAE DEA L S8.3 min HOUSTON the government begankeepingstats morethana decade ago. In2002, 17 percent offlights arrivedlate (defined by the DEARTURES 214,900 AVERAE DEARLAY 58.4 min DEPARRE DELATED 21.4% DERTUes Oato TAMPA 22.1% FAAasdelayed 15minutes ormore). Last summerit was nearlyathird, and travel in 2008 won't be much better. Blame 200r DEPARTURESs 98.644 AVERAE ARAL DELAY congestion, in part:More passengers on more planes means that a minor hitch at JFK can ripple across the entire 54.3 min AVEREDE MIA ARLS DELAYED 24.4% 56.9 min northeast. But most of thetrouble can betraced to antiquated air-traffic control technology. Untila new $22 billion DERARTURES DELAYED AVERAGE AL DLA 19.4% satellite-based system comes online-lookfor it in 2025 at theearliest-trytoflyout of Oakland. -MATHEW HONAN 60.5 min DEPARTURS 26.3% 2ar DERARs 1,443 vER ARVAL DELA 56.1 min AVERAE DERANTURE DEL 59.1 min AVALS OLAED 28.0% MIAMI AVERAGE A DEL 52.6 min ARRVALS DELAYED 24.2% 21.5% RATING BASED ON THE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF DELAYS MST WORST OURCE US DERARTMENT O TRANSPORTATIONTAMPA CHICAS OBAY, AND BALTIMERE RECEIVE THE SAME RATINSSANRANCISCO ARD ATLANTANECIVEO THE SAME RATIN JAN 2008 O G 6 DFW ORD IAD SE Atlas Are We Airborne Yet? MDW 29 BOS Airport delays are getting worse. Don't forget to pack your patience. 9 21 25 ATI ATI PHILADELPHIA DTW 2orARTUs MSP 200,977 AVERAGE DEPAR LAY 60.7 min BOSTOR 107.648 DEPARTURES DLA 24.2 20ar be 103,977 utasE AvA DEL 52.4 min A S LAo 20.7% CHICAGO SEA SEATTLE ERTUs 150,309 aveRAE DEA DELA 52.3 min DERAEDL 21.0% aRae DenaRtuE Lar S10 min RAGE TEL60.4 min DEPARUES OLA23.3% AVERAGE ARAL DEL $7.4 min DERARTURES DELAVED DETROIT 30% MINNEAPOLIS- VERAE ARRIVAL LAY 59.4 min n A S DELED 29.4 ST. PAUL 2000 DATUE AVERAGE ARAL DELA S2.2 min 210,143 13 31 ca 20r ERARTUREs 195,061 AVE DETE DEL 52.3 min A LS DELYD 26.6% AVALS DELAYED 22.4% AVERAGE DEPAREDELA S1.9 min CHICAGO A0428 DEATURE DELarED 22.1 PHL DEPARTURESDELAYED LGA aru DELA 626 min ERASE ARRIVAL DELAY 19.7% SLC DEPARTURES DELar29. 54.9 min AVERAGE ARL DLA 56.6 min A DELO A ALDELA AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELY 70.9 min amva o AALSELann 30.4% 24.9% 235 NEW YORK 200 ARTURE 179,687 12 SALT LAKE CITY 200 pERARTUs 152.200 17 BWI 9 AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELAY 48.6 min AVERE DERUREA AVERAE DETRE DELAY 49.1 min aVALS DELAE 19.15 60.6min PDX DERARTURES DELarED 23% aERAE Ar DELr 50.3 min 7 DEN DEARTURES DELAYED 15.2% AVERAE ARRVAL DELAY S0.6 min BALTIMORE 20ar A s 118,600 VERAGE DEPANTURE DEL S2.9 min DEARTURES DELVED 23N a AVAL DELA 53.4 min PORTLAND arDERTUs 97.694 aVERAE DETURE DELA S33 min AVALS DELA 22.3% ARRIVALS ELAED 35.1 LAS 15 T 12 OAK I DENVER aer ERURs 279,517 AVERAGE DEPARTURE DELAY S4 min AS DELAYED 23.2 DEPARTURES DELA 23.1% AVERAGE ARL ES3.5 min LAS VEGAS ARIVALS DLAYe 22. STL E16 200r DERARTURES 195,974 JFK 30 AVERAE DERARTUED OAKLAND 20DEPARTRes 7,904 RE DEPA DE 41.5 min R aro 48.3 min DEPARTURES DELAYED 23.3% NEW YORK O CVG anr Res 138,947 SEDEPARTURE DELA 628 min DEANTURES DELED 30.AN DEPARTUS DLe 18.S% aVERAE ARVAL ELAY 45,7 min aVALS DELAYED 18.6% AVERAGE AALELAY 40.9 min ST. LOUIS 26 20 DEPARTURES 114.399 CHARLOTTE ARALSDELAED 22.3% AERA AADEL4 min CINCINNATI 2007 DERATREs 216.190 AVER DE DELA 49.6 min A LDELRYED 36.3% DALLAS-FT. WORTH FDEPARURES 304,569 a s 49.a50 VERE DEART S0,4 min DEPARTUR aro 21.% ERAGE DETURE DELY 22 目 LAX erE s 304.5 ERT S7.7 min DERTURES DELAYED 27.8% AVERA AR DA615 min A LS OLarto 26.2 S5.3 min DERARTURES DELAVED 21.% ARAGE AVAL DELAY AVERAE ARVAL DEL S41 min AVALS ELAE 21.7N DEPARTURES ELAYED 31% 52.8 min AVALDELaYED 24% EWR DCA AVERAE A ALDELAY 47.6 min SAN FRANC ARRALSOLArED 30.9% ISCO PHOENIX PERARS 221150 aERA DERTELAY 492 min DEARTS wRA A L LA 48.4 min A SDELAo 21.4% 136.115 32 LOS ANGELES 245,952 AVERE DEPA ELA 19 Se min DEARS AD 21.8% 27 NEWARK PHX 200DEPARTES WASHINGTON DC 49.6 min 151,102 AVERAGE ARAL DELAY n ATL ATLANTA 2oer DRTURE AVERA Du 67.3 min 20 s 438.000 AVERAE EuE DELAY S31 min DE ESELAY 26. AVERAGE ARL DEL S7.9 min A LSDELAeo 22.5% 55.5 min DEPARTRES DELAED 18.2N AVERAGE ARRVALDELA 49.3 min 130,432 ArALS DELrto VERAE DEARTURE DEL SAN 3 26.0% WASHINGTON DC DEPARTURES DELAYED 55.8 min 0 DEARTURs 139,086 AVERAGE DEARTRE DELAY4.4 min DEPARTRES LA 23.% ARVAL DELA 0 min A LSDar 25.1% - 29.9% 22 DETES LD aRA ARVAL DELAY 72.8 min 18 AALSOELArtD 21.2% 21.7% 214 VERAE ARRIVAELAY 51.3 min ARIVALSLAVED 38.3% SAN DIEGO 5 2r bens 95.202 AVERAE DERART EL49 min DETS ELAVED 15.9% AVERAE AVAL DLAr 474 min AVALDELA 20.3 ARRIVALSDELAYED MCO 27% 14 IAH ORLANDO ТРА 6. FLL 153,504 RAGEDERTRE 56.8 min SERARTURES DELAED 22.9% AVERAGE ARAL DLA S3.S min A LSLAYED 27.7% FORT LAUDERDALE It's not your imagination:Airtravel has never sucked more. The year 2007 was the worst for flight delays since 200EARTURESs 89,003 AVERAE DEA L S8.3 min HOUSTON the government begankeepingstats morethana decade ago. In2002, 17 percent offlights arrivedlate (defined by the DEARTURES 214,900 AVERAE DEARLAY 58.4 min DEPARRE DELATED 21.4% DERTUes Oato TAMPA 22.1% FAAasdelayed 15minutes ormore). Last summerit was nearlyathird, and travel in 2008 won't be much better. Blame 200r DEPARTURESs 98.644 AVERAE ARAL DELAY congestion, in part:More passengers on more planes means that a minor hitch at JFK can ripple across the entire 54.3 min AVEREDE MIA ARLS DELAYED 24.4% 56.9 min northeast. But most of thetrouble can betraced to antiquated air-traffic control technology. Untila new $22 billion DERARTURES DELAYED AVERAGE AL DLA 19.4% satellite-based system comes online-lookfor it in 2025 at theearliest-trytoflyout of Oakland. -MATHEW HONAN 60.5 min DEPARTURS 26.3% 2ar DERARs 1,443 vER ARVAL DELA 56.1 min AVERAE DERANTURE DEL 59.1 min AVALS OLAED 28.0% MIAMI AVERAGE A DEL 52.6 min ARRVALS DELAYED 24.2% 21.5% RATING BASED ON THE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF DELAYS MST WORST OURCE US DERARTMENT O TRANSPORTATIONTAMPA CHICAS OBAY, AND BALTIMERE RECEIVE THE SAME RATINSSANRANCISCO ARD ATLANTANECIVEO THE SAME RATIN JAN 2008 O G 6 DFW ORD IAD SE Atlas Are We Airborne Yet? MDW 29 BOS Airport delays are getting worse. Don't forget to pack your patience. 9 21 25 ATI ATI PHILADELPHIA DTW 2orARTUs MSP 200,977 AVERAGE DEPAR LAY 60.7 min BOSTOR 107.648 DEPARTURES DLA 24.2 20ar be 103,977 utasE AvA DEL 52.4 min A S LAo 20.7% CHICAGO SEA SEATTLE ERTUs 150,309 aveRAE DEA DELA 52.3 min DERAEDL 21.0% aRae DenaRtuE Lar S10 min RAGE TEL60.4 min DEPARUES OLA23.3% AVERAGE ARAL DEL $7.4 min DERARTURES DELAVED DETROIT 30% MINNEAPOLIS- VERAE ARRIVAL LAY 59.4 min n A S DELED 29.4 ST. PAUL 2000 DATUE AVERAGE ARAL DELA S2.2 min 210,143 13 31 ca 20r ERARTUREs 195,061 AVE DETE DEL 52.3 min A LS DELYD 26.6% AVALS DELAYED 22.4% AVERAGE DEPAREDELA S1.9 min CHICAGO A0428 DEATURE DELarED 22.1 PHL DEPARTURESDELAYED LGA aru DELA 626 min ERASE ARRIVAL DELAY 19.7% SLC DEPARTURES DELar29. 54.9 min AVERAGE ARL DLA 56.6 min A DELO A ALDELA AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELY 70.9 min amva o AALSELann 30.4% 24.9% 235 NEW YORK 200 ARTURE 179,687 12 SALT LAKE CITY 200 pERARTUs 152.200 17 BWI 9 AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELAY 48.6 min AVERE DERUREA AVERAE DETRE DELAY 49.1 min aVALS DELAE 19.15 60.6min PDX DERARTURES DELarED 23% aERAE Ar DELr 50.3 min 7 DEN DEARTURES DELAYED 15.2% AVERAE ARRVAL DELAY S0.6 min BALTIMORE 20ar A s 118,600 VERAGE DEPANTURE DEL S2.9 min DEARTURES DELVED 23N a AVAL DELA 53.4 min PORTLAND arDERTUs 97.694 aVERAE DETURE DELA S33 min AVALS DELA 22.3% ARRIVALS ELAED 35.1 LAS 15 T 12 OAK I DENVER aer ERURs 279,517 AVERAGE DEPARTURE DELAY S4 min AS DELAYED 23.2 DEPARTURES DELA 23.1% AVERAGE ARL ES3.5 min LAS VEGAS ARIVALS DLAYe 22. STL E16 200r DERARTURES 195,974 JFK 30 AVERAE DERARTUED OAKLAND 20DEPARTRes 7,904 RE DEPA DE 41.5 min R aro 48.3 min DEPARTURES DELAYED 23.3% NEW YORK O CVG anr Res 138,947 SEDEPARTURE DELA 628 min DEANTURES DELED 30.AN DEPARTUS DLe 18.S% aVERAE ARVAL ELAY 45,7 min aVALS DELAYED 18.6% AVERAGE AALELAY 40.9 min ST. LOUIS 26 20 DEPARTURES 114.399 CHARLOTTE ARALSDELAED 22.3% AERA AADEL4 min CINCINNATI 2007 DERATREs 216.190 AVER DE DELA 49.6 min A LDELRYED 36.3% DALLAS-FT. WORTH FDEPARURES 304,569 a s 49.a50 VERE DEART S0,4 min DEPARTUR aro 21.% ERAGE DETURE DELY 22 目 LAX erE s 304.5 ERT S7.7 min DERTURES DELAYED 27.8% AVERA AR DA615 min A LS OLarto 26.2 S5.3 min DERARTURES DELAVED 21.% ARAGE AVAL DELAY AVERAE ARVAL DEL S41 min AVALS ELAE 21.7N DEPARTURES ELAYED 31% 52.8 min AVALDELaYED 24% EWR DCA AVERAE A ALDELAY 47.6 min SAN FRANC ARRALSOLArED 30.9% ISCO PHOENIX PERARS 221150 aERA DERTELAY 492 min DEARTS wRA A L LA 48.4 min A SDELAo 21.4% 136.115 32 LOS ANGELES 245,952 AVERE DEPA ELA 19 Se min DEARS AD 21.8% 27 NEWARK PHX 200DEPARTES WASHINGTON DC 49.6 min 151,102 AVERAGE ARAL DELAY n ATL ATLANTA 2oer DRTURE AVERA Du 67.3 min 20 s 438.000 AVERAE EuE DELAY S31 min DE ESELAY 26. AVERAGE ARL DEL S7.9 min A LSDELAeo 22.5% 55.5 min DEPARTRES DELAED 18.2N AVERAGE ARRVALDELA 49.3 min 130,432 ArALS DELrto VERAE DEARTURE DEL SAN 3 26.0% WASHINGTON DC DEPARTURES DELAYED 55.8 min 0 DEARTURs 139,086 AVERAGE DEARTRE DELAY4.4 min DEPARTRES LA 23.% ARVAL DELA 0 min A LSDar 25.1% - 29.9% 22 DETES LD aRA ARVAL DELAY 72.8 min 18 AALSOELArtD 21.2% 21.7% 214 VERAE ARRIVAELAY 51.3 min ARIVALSLAVED 38.3% SAN DIEGO 5 2r bens 95.202 AVERAE DERART EL49 min DETS ELAVED 15.9% AVERAE AVAL DLAr 474 min AVALDELA 20.3 ARRIVALSDELAYED MCO 27% 14 IAH ORLANDO ТРА 6. FLL 153,504 RAGEDERTRE 56.8 min SERARTURES DELAED 22.9% AVERAGE ARAL DLA S3.S min A LSLAYED 27.7% FORT LAUDERDALE It's not your imagination:Airtravel has never sucked more. The year 2007 was the worst for flight delays since 200EARTURESs 89,003 AVERAE DEA L S8.3 min HOUSTON the government begankeepingstats morethana decade ago. In2002, 17 percent offlights arrivedlate (defined by the DEARTURES 214,900 AVERAE DEARLAY 58.4 min DEPARRE DELATED 21.4% DERTUes Oato TAMPA 22.1% FAAasdelayed 15minutes ormore). Last summerit was nearlyathird, and travel in 2008 won't be much better. Blame 200r DEPARTURESs 98.644 AVERAE ARAL DELAY congestion, in part:More passengers on more planes means that a minor hitch at JFK can ripple across the entire 54.3 min AVEREDE MIA ARLS DELAYED 24.4% 56.9 min northeast. But most of thetrouble can betraced to antiquated air-traffic control technology. Untila new $22 billion DERARTURES DELAYED AVERAGE AL DLA 19.4% satellite-based system comes online-lookfor it in 2025 at theearliest-trytoflyout of Oakland. -MATHEW HONAN 60.5 min DEPARTURS 26.3% 2ar DERARs 1,443 vER ARVAL DELA 56.1 min AVERAE DERANTURE DEL 59.1 min AVALS OLAED 28.0% MIAMI AVERAGE A DEL 52.6 min ARRVALS DELAYED 24.2% 21.5% RATING BASED ON THE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF DELAYS MST WORST OURCE US DERARTMENT O TRANSPORTATIONTAMPA CHICAS OBAY, AND BALTIMERE RECEIVE THE SAME RATINSSANRANCISCO ARD ATLANTANECIVEO THE SAME RATIN JAN 2008 O G 6 DFW ORD IAD SE Atlas Are We Airborne Yet? MDW 29 BOS Airport delays are getting worse. Don't forget to pack your patience. 9 21 25 ATI ATI PHILADELPHIA DTW 2orARTUs MSP 200,977 AVERAGE DEPAR LAY 60.7 min BOSTOR 107.648 DEPARTURES DLA 24.2 20ar be 103,977 utasE AvA DEL 52.4 min A S LAo 20.7% CHICAGO SEA SEATTLE ERTUs 150,309 aveRAE DEA DELA 52.3 min DERAEDL 21.0% aRae DenaRtuE Lar S10 min RAGE TEL60.4 min DEPARUES OLA23.3% AVERAGE ARAL DEL $7.4 min DERARTURES DELAVED DETROIT 30% MINNEAPOLIS- VERAE ARRIVAL LAY 59.4 min n A S DELED 29.4 ST. PAUL 2000 DATUE AVERAGE ARAL DELA S2.2 min 210,143 13 31 ca 20r ERARTUREs 195,061 AVE DETE DEL 52.3 min A LS DELYD 26.6% AVALS DELAYED 22.4% AVERAGE DEPAREDELA S1.9 min CHICAGO A0428 DEATURE DELarED 22.1 PHL DEPARTURESDELAYED LGA aru DELA 626 min ERASE ARRIVAL DELAY 19.7% SLC DEPARTURES DELar29. 54.9 min AVERAGE ARL DLA 56.6 min A DELO A ALDELA AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELY 70.9 min amva o AALSELann 30.4% 24.9% 235 NEW YORK 200 ARTURE 179,687 12 SALT LAKE CITY 200 pERARTUs 152.200 17 BWI 9 AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELAY 48.6 min AVERE DERUREA AVERAE DETRE DELAY 49.1 min aVALS DELAE 19.15 60.6min PDX DERARTURES DELarED 23% aERAE Ar DELr 50.3 min 7 DEN DEARTURES DELAYED 15.2% AVERAE ARRVAL DELAY S0.6 min BALTIMORE 20ar A s 118,600 VERAGE DEPANTURE DEL S2.9 min DEARTURES DELVED 23N a AVAL DELA 53.4 min PORTLAND arDERTUs 97.694 aVERAE DETURE DELA S33 min AVALS DELA 22.3% ARRIVALS ELAED 35.1 LAS 15 T 12 OAK I DENVER aer ERURs 279,517 AVERAGE DEPARTURE DELAY S4 min AS DELAYED 23.2 DEPARTURES DELA 23.1% AVERAGE ARL ES3.5 min LAS VEGAS ARIVALS DLAYe 22. STL E16 200r DERARTURES 195,974 JFK 30 AVERAE DERARTUED OAKLAND 20DEPARTRes 7,904 RE DEPA DE 41.5 min R aro 48.3 min DEPARTURES DELAYED 23.3% NEW YORK O CVG anr Res 138,947 SEDEPARTURE DELA 628 min DEANTURES DELED 30.AN DEPARTUS DLe 18.S% aVERAE ARVAL ELAY 45,7 min aVALS DELAYED 18.6% AVERAGE AALELAY 40.9 min ST. LOUIS 26 20 DEPARTURES 114.399 CHARLOTTE ARALSDELAED 22.3% AERA AADEL4 min CINCINNATI 2007 DERATREs 216.190 AVER DE DELA 49.6 min A LDELRYED 36.3% DALLAS-FT. WORTH FDEPARURES 304,569 a s 49.a50 VERE DEART S0,4 min DEPARTUR aro 21.% ERAGE DETURE DELY 22 目 LAX erE s 304.5 ERT S7.7 min DERTURES DELAYED 27.8% AVERA AR DA615 min A LS OLarto 26.2 S5.3 min DERARTURES DELAVED 21.% ARAGE AVAL DELAY AVERAE ARVAL DEL S41 min AVALS ELAE 21.7N DEPARTURES ELAYED 31% 52.8 min AVALDELaYED 24% EWR DCA AVERAE A ALDELAY 47.6 min SAN FRANC ARRALSOLArED 30.9% ISCO PHOENIX PERARS 221150 aERA DERTELAY 492 min DEARTS wRA A L LA 48.4 min A SDELAo 21.4% 136.115 32 LOS ANGELES 245,952 AVERE DEPA ELA 19 Se min DEARS AD 21.8% 27 NEWARK PHX 200DEPARTES WASHINGTON DC 49.6 min 151,102 AVERAGE ARAL DELAY n ATL ATLANTA 2oer DRTURE AVERA Du 67.3 min 20 s 438.000 AVERAE EuE DELAY S31 min DE ESELAY 26. AVERAGE ARL DEL S7.9 min A LSDELAeo 22.5% 55.5 min DEPARTRES DELAED 18.2N AVERAGE ARRVALDELA 49.3 min 130,432 ArALS DELrto VERAE DEARTURE DEL SAN 3 26.0% WASHINGTON DC DEPARTURES DELAYED 55.8 min 0 DEARTURs 139,086 AVERAGE DEARTRE DELAY4.4 min DEPARTRES LA 23.% ARVAL DELA 0 min A LSDar 25.1% - 29.9% 22 DETES LD aRA ARVAL DELAY 72.8 min 18 AALSOELArtD 21.2% 21.7% 214 VERAE ARRIVAELAY 51.3 min ARIVALSLAVED 38.3% SAN DIEGO 5 2r bens 95.202 AVERAE DERART EL49 min DETS ELAVED 15.9% AVERAE AVAL DLAr 474 min AVALDELA 20.3 ARRIVALSDELAYED MCO 27% 14 IAH ORLANDO ТРА 6. FLL 153,504 RAGEDERTRE 56.8 min SERARTURES DELAED 22.9% AVERAGE ARAL DLA S3.S min A LSLAYED 27.7% FORT LAUDERDALE It's not your imagination:Airtravel has never sucked more. The year 2007 was the worst for flight delays since 200EARTURESs 89,003 AVERAE DEA L S8.3 min HOUSTON the government begankeepingstats morethana decade ago. In2002, 17 percent offlights arrivedlate (defined by the DEARTURES 214,900 AVERAE DEARLAY 58.4 min DEPARRE DELATED 21.4% DERTUes Oato TAMPA 22.1% FAAasdelayed 15minutes ormore). Last summerit was nearlyathird, and travel in 2008 won't be much better. Blame 200r DEPARTURESs 98.644 AVERAE ARAL DELAY congestion, in part:More passengers on more planes means that a minor hitch at JFK can ripple across the entire 54.3 min AVEREDE MIA ARLS DELAYED 24.4% 56.9 min northeast. But most of thetrouble can betraced to antiquated air-traffic control technology. Untila new $22 billion DERARTURES DELAYED AVERAGE AL DLA 19.4% satellite-based system comes online-lookfor it in 2025 at theearliest-trytoflyout of Oakland. -MATHEW HONAN 60.5 min DEPARTURS 26.3% 2ar DERARs 1,443 vER ARVAL DELA 56.1 min AVERAE DERANTURE DEL 59.1 min AVALS OLAED 28.0% MIAMI AVERAGE A DEL 52.6 min ARRVALS DELAYED 24.2% 21.5% RATING BASED ON THE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF DELAYS MST WORST OURCE US DERARTMENT O TRANSPORTATIONTAMPA CHICAS OBAY, AND BALTIMERE RECEIVE THE SAME RATINSSANRANCISCO ARD ATLANTANECIVEO THE SAME RATIN JAN 2008 O G 6 DFW ORD IAD SE Atlas Are We Airborne Yet? MDW 29 BOS Airport delays are getting worse. Don't forget to pack your patience. 9 21 25 ATI ATI PHILADELPHIA DTW 2orARTUs MSP 200,977 AVERAGE DEPAR LAY 60.7 min BOSTOR 107.648 DEPARTURES DLA 24.2 20ar be 103,977 utasE AvA DEL 52.4 min A S LAo 20.7% CHICAGO SEA SEATTLE ERTUs 150,309 aveRAE DEA DELA 52.3 min DERAEDL 21.0% aRae DenaRtuE Lar S10 min RAGE TEL60.4 min DEPARUES OLA23.3% AVERAGE ARAL DEL $7.4 min DERARTURES DELAVED DETROIT 30% MINNEAPOLIS- VERAE ARRIVAL LAY 59.4 min n A S DELED 29.4 ST. PAUL 2000 DATUE AVERAGE ARAL DELA S2.2 min 210,143 13 31 ca 20r ERARTUREs 195,061 AVE DETE DEL 52.3 min A LS DELYD 26.6% AVALS DELAYED 22.4% AVERAGE DEPAREDELA S1.9 min CHICAGO A0428 DEATURE DELarED 22.1 PHL DEPARTURESDELAYED LGA aru DELA 626 min ERASE ARRIVAL DELAY 19.7% SLC DEPARTURES DELar29. 54.9 min AVERAGE ARL DLA 56.6 min A DELO A ALDELA AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELY 70.9 min amva o AALSELann 30.4% 24.9% 235 NEW YORK 200 ARTURE 179,687 12 SALT LAKE CITY 200 pERARTUs 152.200 17 BWI 9 AVERAGE ARRIVAL DELAY 48.6 min AVERE DERUREA AVERAE DETRE DELAY 49.1 min aVALS DELAE 19.15 60.6min PDX DERARTURES DELarED 23% aERAE Ar DELr 50.3 min 7 DEN DEARTURES DELAYED 15.2% AVERAE ARRVAL DELAY S0.6 min BALTIMORE 20ar A s 118,600 VERAGE DEPANTURE DEL S2.9 min DEARTURES DELVED 23N a AVAL DELA 53.4 min PORTLAND arDERTUs 97.694 aVERAE DETURE DELA S33 min AVALS DELA 22.3% ARRIVALS ELAED 35.1 LAS 15 T 12 OAK I DENVER aer ERURs 279,517 AVERAGE DEPARTURE DELAY S4 min AS DELAYED 23.2 DEPARTURES DELA 23.1% AVERAGE ARL ES3.5 min LAS VEGAS ARIVALS DLAYe 22. STL E16 200r DERARTURES 195,974 JFK 30 AVERAE DERARTUED OAKLAND 20DEPARTRes 7,904 RE DEPA DE 41.5 min R aro 48.3 min DEPARTURES DELAYED 23.3% NEW YORK O CVG anr Res 138,947 SEDEPARTURE DELA 628 min DEANTURES DELED 30.AN DEPARTUS DLe 18.S% aVERAE ARVAL ELAY 45,7 min aVALS DELAYED 18.6% AVERAGE AALELAY 40.9 min ST. LOUIS 26 20 DEPARTURES 114.399 CHARLOTTE ARALSDELAED 22.3% AERA AADEL4 min CINCINNATI 2007 DERATREs 216.190 AVER DE DELA 49.6 min A LDELRYED 36.3% DALLAS-FT. WORTH FDEPARURES 304,569 a s 49.a50 VERE DEART S0,4 min DEPARTUR aro 21.% ERAGE DETURE DELY 22 目 LAX erE s 304.5 ERT S7.7 min DERTURES DELAYED 27.8% AVERA AR DA615 min A LS OLarto 26.2 S5.3 min DERARTURES DELAVED 21.% ARAGE AVAL DELAY AVERAE ARVAL DEL S41 min AVALS ELAE 21.7N DEPARTURES ELAYED 31% 52.8 min AVALDELaYED 24% EWR DCA AVERAE A ALDELAY 47.6 min SAN FRANC ARRALSOLArED 30.9% ISCO PHOENIX PERARS 221150 aERA DERTELAY 492 min DEARTS wRA A L LA 48.4 min A SDELAo 21.4% 136.115 32 LOS ANGELES 245,952 AVERE DEPA ELA 19 Se min DEARS AD 21.8% 27 NEWARK PHX 200DEPARTES WASHINGTON DC 49.6 min 151,102 AVERAGE ARAL DELAY n ATL ATLANTA 2oer DRTURE AVERA Du 67.3 min 20 s 438.000 AVERAE EuE DELAY S31 min DE ESELAY 26. AVERAGE ARL DEL S7.9 min A LSDELAeo 22.5% 55.5 min DEPARTRES DELAED 18.2N AVERAGE ARRVALDELA 49.3 min 130,432 ArALS DELrto VERAE DEARTURE DEL SAN 3 26.0% WASHINGTON DC DEPARTURES DELAYED 55.8 min 0 DEARTURs 139,086 AVERAGE DEARTRE DELAY4.4 min DEPARTRES LA 23.% ARVAL DELA 0 min A LSDar 25.1% - 29.9% 22 DETES LD aRA ARVAL DELAY 72.8 min 18 AALSOELArtD 21.2% 21.7% 214 VERAE ARRIVAELAY 51.3 min ARIVALSLAVED 38.3% SAN DIEGO 5 2r bens 95.202 AVERAE DERART EL49 min DETS ELAVED 15.9% AVERAE AVAL DLAr 474 min AVALDELA 20.3 ARRIVALSDELAYED MCO 27% 14 IAH ORLANDO ТРА 6. FLL 153,504 RAGEDERTRE 56.8 min SERARTURES DELAED 22.9% AVERAGE ARAL DLA S3.S min A LSLAYED 27.7% FORT LAUDERDALE It's not your imagination:Airtravel has never sucked more. The year 2007 was the worst for flight delays since 200EARTURESs 89,003 AVERAE DEA L S8.3 min HOUSTON the government begankeepingstats morethana decade ago. In2002, 17 percent offlights arrivedlate (defined by the DEARTURES 214,900 AVERAE DEARLAY 58.4 min DEPARRE DELATED 21.4% DERTUes Oato TAMPA 22.1% FAAasdelayed 15minutes ormore). Last summerit was nearlyathird, and travel in 2008 won't be much better. Blame 200r DEPARTURESs 98.644 AVERAE ARAL DELAY congestion, in part:More passengers on more planes means that a minor hitch at JFK can ripple across the entire 54.3 min AVEREDE MIA ARLS DELAYED 24.4% 56.9 min northeast. But most of thetrouble can betraced to antiquated air-traffic control technology. Untila new $22 billion DERARTURES DELAYED AVERAGE AL DLA 19.4% satellite-based system comes online-lookfor it in 2025 at theearliest-trytoflyout of Oakland. -MATHEW HONAN 60.5 min DEPARTURS 26.3% 2ar DERARs 1,443 vER ARVAL DELA 56.1 min AVERAE DERANTURE DEL 59.1 min AVALS OLAED 28.0% MIAMI AVERAGE A DEL 52.6 min ARRVALS DELAYED 24.2% 21.5% RATING BASED ON THE LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF DELAYS MST WORST OURCE US DERARTMENT O TRANSPORTATIONTAMPA CHICAS OBAY, AND BALTIMERE RECEIVE THE SAME RATINSSANRANCISCO ARD ATLANTANECIVEO THE SAME RATIN JAN 2008 O G 6 DFW ORD IAD