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The worlds most punctual airports
After being delayed at the airport for 5 hours during my last holiday, it got me thinking, what are the most delayed airports and the most punctual airports in the world.
All data used to build the list is from Flightstats 2008 data.com site which records all flight information from around the world.
Most delayed departures airports
- Beijing Capital International, Beijing, China – percentage of on-time departures: 47.86%
- Manchester Airport, Manchester, UK – percentage of on-time departures: 49.11%
- Venice Marco Polo Airport, Venice, Italy – percentage of on-time departures: 53.59%
- Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, Nice, France – percentage of on-time departures: 56.31%
- Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino, Rome, Italy – percentage of on-time departures; 57.83%
So currently, it doesn’t look very good for Italy, having two of it’s airports in the most delayed list.
Most punctual airports
1. Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan – punctual percentage: 90.0%
Being the worlds fourth largest airport in the world and handling mainly domestic flights, Haneda holds the record for on-time departures at 93.3%, the airports on-time arrivals were 87% in 2007, giving it a total mark of 90.0%
2. New Tokyo International Airport, Narita, Japan – punctual percentage: 84.2%
This airport is the Haneda’s sister airport and was built to manage most of the international flights in and out of Japan. It has a on-time arrivals percentage of 82% and an on-time departures score of 86%, giving it a total grade of 84.2%
3. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei – punctual percentage: 80.3%
Taipei’s airport opened it’s second terminal in 2000 allowing it to handle 22 million customers in 2006. Taoyuan has an on-time departure score of 82% and an on-time arrivals score of 78% giving it an overall score of 80.3%, leaving it right next to the Sydney airport.
4. Kingsford Smith International Airport, Sydney, Austrailia – punctual percentage: 80.1%
Handling over 30 million passengers in 2006, the Kingsford Smith airport is the biggest and oldest airport in all of Australia, and this was where I had my 5 hour delay. It's on-time departure and on-time arrivals rates are very similar. With a departure rate of 79.3% and an on-time score of 81% giving it a total of 80.1%, making it almost tied with Taoyuan.
5. Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong – punctual percentage: 79.7%
This airport is the busiest in Asia and was voted airport of the year in 2007 by UK company Skytrax. It's got an on-time departure rate of 81.1% and an on-time arrivals mark of 79.3%, giving it a total grade of 79.7%
It looks like Tokyo airports take the crown for most punctual airports, seeing as they pinched the top 2 spots, but overall, it looks like if you want a delay free holiday, you will have to visit Asia.
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