Tampa International Airport improved its national standings for on-time arrivals and departures in July with percentages that exceeded national averages, the most recent U.S. Department of Transportation report stated.
Tampa International ranked 13th nationwide in on-time arrival performance in July - up two positions, even though arrivals performance declined. Tampa ranked eighth in on-time departures - up four places from a year ago.
The report showed 78.5 percent of flights arrived at Tampa within 15 minutes of schedule, a decline from 78.8 percent the year before. The on-time average for departures improved from 79.6 percent in July 2009 to 80.4 percent in July 2010.
Nationwide, the largest airlines recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 76.7 percent in July, down from the 77.6 percent on-time rate of July 2009, but better than June 2010's 76.4 percent.
Major delay factors included 37.61 percent of late flights were hindered by weather problems, the DOT report showed.
Major airlines reported three flights in July with tarmac delays of more than three hours, compared to 161 flights in July 2009.
The only tarmac delays longer than three hours reported in July involved three American Eagle Airlines flights departing Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on July 23, a day in which the Chicago area experienced a severe thunderstorm and a number of aircraft were caught on the runway.
July was the third full month of data since the new aviation consumer rule went into effect in late April that allow fines to be imposed of up to $27,500 per passenger.
Airlines reported a mishandled baggage rate of 3.79 reports per 1,000 passengers in July, an improvement over July 2009's rate of 4.06, but up from June 2010's 3.72 rate.
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