[Photo grabbed from airportjournals.com]
One of the great things about our airport has to be the ease of access. Getting in and out, dropping someone off or picking them up is pretty much a breeze. Apparently the same goes for flight departures.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics just released its Airport on time performance data for all of 2007 and SIA (or GEG!) came in second behind Honolulu. Via Elliot.org a tipster informs us that according to the data last year 86.34% of all domestic flights left on time from Spokane. Outstanding! First we dominate in the 2007 RICHARD A. GRIESBACH EXCELLENCE IN AIRPORT CONCESSIONS CONTEST and now this? Just another reason to luv mid-size cities, wouldn't ya say?
Full lists below >>>
Ten worst performers:
- Chicago O’Hare (68.15)
- Newark (68.40)
- New York JFK (69.06)
- Philadelphia (69.62)
- Dallas/Ft.Worth (71.57)
- Charlotte (71.66)
- Atlanta (72.19)
- New York La Guardia (72.29)
- Miami (73.70)
- Chicago Midway (74.09)
Ten Best performers:
- Honolulu (93.08)
- Spokane, Wash. (86.34)
- Long Beach, Calif. (85.16)
- Tucson, Ariz. (85.15)
- Fresno, Calif. (85.03)
- Salt Lake City (84.94)
- Portland, Ore. (84.40)
- San Jose, Calif. (84.09)
- Reno, Nev. (83.42)
- Ontario/San Bernardino, Calif. (83.36)
- 10 best and worst airports for on time departures [Elliot.org]
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics [Website]
congratulations, GEG!
Posted by: joshua | January 25, 2008 at 07:41 AM
Way to go, GEG. Now the real challenge - keeping that level of service through the upcoming expansions. Add a terminal, a few thousand emplanements a day, and it becomes harder and harder. I have to say, other than Alaska (whose on-time perfomance is in the dumps everywhere), I've been very impressed with the on-time perfomance at the airport - and I'm glad they're getting some recognition for it.
Posted by: Silent Bahb | January 25, 2008 at 03:05 PM
Congrats GEG! Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Andrew Waddilove | January 25, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Way to go Spokane International! Keep the new flights coming!
Posted by: dan/Spokane | January 25, 2008 at 05:55 PM