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Table 9.8 Punctuality of flights at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Edinburgh |
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Flights to/from UK origins / destinations | numbers |
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Matched | .. | 47,701 | 50,798 | 54,254 | 56,770 | 63,694 | 72,104 | 70,112 | 76,096 | 82,233 | 79,820 |
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Unmatched - actual 1 | .. | 260 | 175 | 246 | 236 | 811 | 438 | 271 | 767 | 318 | 278 |
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Unmatched - planned 2 | .. | 1,876 | 1,669 | 1,487 | 1,751 | 1,232 | 1,149 | 657 | 718 | 1,326 | 932 |
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Percentage of flights late 3 | percentages |
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early to 15 mins late | .. | 77 | 77 | 78 | 81| | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
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16 to 30 mins late | .. | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10| | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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31 to 60 mins late | .. | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6| | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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1 hr 1 min to 3 hrs late | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3| | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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3hrs 1 min to 6 hrs late | .. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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more than 6 hrs late | .. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Average delay 3, 4 | .. | 12 | 11 | 11| | 11| | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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All flights ( UK and international) | numbers |
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Matched | .. | 62,681 | 66,001 | 73,664 | 78,269 | 89,499 | 96,257 | 96,141 | 102,667 | 108,802 | 109,309 |
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Unmatched - actual 1 | .. | 379 | 269 | 373 | 328 | 996 | 618 | 526 | 1,051 | 526 | 508 |
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Unmatched - planned 2 | .. | 2,027 | 1,919 | 1,869 | 2,185 | 1,650 | 1,450 | 934 | 837 | 1,536 | 1,107 |
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Percentage of flights late 3 | percentages |
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early to 15 mins late | .. | 76 | 75 | 74 | 78| | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
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16 to 30 mins late | .. | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11| | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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31 to 60 mins late | .. | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7| | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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1 hr 1 min to 3 hrs late | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4| | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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3hr 1 min to 6 hrs late | .. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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more than 6 hrs late | .. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Average delay 3, 4 | .. | 12 | 12 | 13| | 13| | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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Glasgow |
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Flights to/from UK origins / destinations | numbers |
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Matched | 52,692 | 55,671 | 58,229 | 57,917 | 57,905 | 62,213 | 60,165 | 60,771 | 63,046 | 66,243 | 66,122 |
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Unmatched - actual 1 | 356 | 225 | 329 | 573 | 690 | 661 | 884 | 551 | 496 | 308 | 466 |
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Unmatched - planned 2 | 935 | 1,137 | 1,461 | 1,753 | 752 | 756 | 441 | 345 | 296 | 390 | 778 |
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Percentage of flights late | percentages |
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early to 15 mins late | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 76 |
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16 to 30 mins late | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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31 to 60 mins late | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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1 hr 1 min to 3 hrs late | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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3hrs 1 min to 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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more than 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| minutes |
Average delay 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10| | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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All flights ( UK and international) | numbers |
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Matched | 73,174 | 78,225 | 82,517 | 84,535 | 86,647 | 90,245 | 86,004 | 86,500 | 90,093 | 95,198 | 95,385 |
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Unmatched - actual 1 | 634 | 417 | 522 | 767 | 841 | 851 | 1,119 | 834 | 916 | 522 | 730 |
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Unmatched - planned 2 | 1,359 | 1,708 | 2,031 | 2,384 | 1,313 | 1,042 | 637 | 559 | 763 | 568 | 966 |
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Percentage of flights late | percentages |
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early to 15 mins late | 81 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 75 |
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16 to 30 mins late | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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31 to 60 mins late | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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1 hr 1 min to 3 hrs late | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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3hrs 1 min to 6 hrs late | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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more than 6 hrs late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| minutes |
Average delay 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14| | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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1. Air transport movements which took place but for which there was no corresponding planned flight (e.g. diversions from another airport to this airport)
2. Planned flights for which there was no air transport movement (e.g. flights that were cancelled or diverted to another airport)
3. The "punctuality" and "average delay" figures for Edinburgh for 2001 onwards are not comparable to the figures for 2000 and earlier years. From January 2001, a different assumption has been used for the taxi-ing time for departures from Edinburgh airport.
4. The average delays for 2000 onwards are not comparable to the figures for 1999 and earlier years. Up to December 1999, an early flight was counted as a "negative delay"; from January 2000, an early flights is counted as "zero delay"
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