Airport (Mar. 2018) Powered by VariFlight incomparable aviation database, the monthly report of Airport provides an overview of how global airports are performing in March, 2018. Global Hubs Itami Airport (ITM) tops the large airports chart in March with an on-time departure rate of 95.04 percent and an average delay of 13.02 minutes. In mainland China, Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) ranks third in the list. Country Flight Average (minutes) 1 ITM Itami JP 6438 95.04% 0.14% 13.02 2 CTS New Chitose JP 7065 93.97% 0.60% 7.94 3 URC Urumqi Diwopu CN 7193 90.72% 3.04% 20.66 4 PDX Portland US 8404 89.09% 1.17% 15.23 5 ATH Athens GR 6547 89.07% 0.79% 17.69 6 DOH Doha QA 8253 89.05% 0.66% 18.20 7 LED Pulkovo 0 6025 88.81% 0.93% 16.23 8 HNL Honolulu US 6506 86.46% 0.95% 19.81 9 CCU Calcutta 0 6461 86.33% 1.65% 17.23 10 HND Haneda JP 21196 86.24% 0.40% 20.64 Figure 1: World s TOP10 best airports for on-time departures (Large airports, March, 2018) Note: Reporting airports are those whose actual departure flights are over 6000 in March, 2018. Global Medium-sized Mohammed V International (CMN) delivers the best on time performance among all medium-sized airports worldwide with 93.61 percent punctuality and an average delay of 7.51 minutes. 1 CMN Mohammed V International Country Flight Average (minutes) MA 3474 93.61% 0.56% 7.51 2 SDJ Sendai JP 2274 92.90% 0.41% 13.14 3 KHH Kaohsiung TW, CN 2421 92.67% 0.94% 11.85 4 TSA Taipei Songshan TW, CN 2050 92.53% 0.55% 13.81
5 NGO Nagoya JP 4670 91.13% 0.75% 15.59 6 SSA Salvador BR 2354 91.04% 0.42% 12.69 7 ADL Adelaide AU 3363 90.85% 0.37% 14.36 8 OKC Will Rogers US 2310 90.60% 1.24% 14.25 9 PNH Pochentong KH 2035 90.43% 0.60% 10.75 10 BEY Beirut LB 2380 90.30% 0.70% 13.64 Figure 2: World s TOP10 best airports for on-time departures (Medium-sized airports, March, 2018) Note: Reporting airports are those whose actual departure flights are between 2000 to 6000 in March, 2018. Asia-Pacific----Major Itami Airport (ITM) ranks first of all major airports in Asia-Pacific region with an on-time departure rate of 95.04 percent. In mainland China, Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) ranks third (90.72 percent). Country Flight Average (minutes) 1 ITM Itami JP 6438 95.04% 0.14% 13.02 2 CTS New Chitose JP 7065 93.97% 0.60% 7.94 3 URC Urumqi Diwopu CN 7193 90.72% 3.04% 20.66 4 HND Haneda JP 21196 86.24% 0.40% 20.64 5 XIY Xi'an Xianyang CN 13442 85.00% 2.49% 20.79 6 KIX Osaka JP 7620 84.67% 1.48% 20.10 7 CKG Chongqing Jiangbei CN 12372 84.57% 2.30% 18.98 8 FUK Fukuoka JP 8344 84.33% 1.03% 20.46 9 BNE Brisbane AU 8101 84.10% 0.89% 19.45 10 AKL Auckland NZ 7215 82.04% 0.66% 20.72 11 KMG 12 SHA Kunming Changshui Shanghai Hongqiao CN 15432 81.95% 1.84% 23.11 CN 11112 79.56% 2.92% 25.04 13 MEL Melbourne AU 10216 79.45% 1.32% 22.98 14 CTU Chengdu Shuangliu CN 14686 78.37% 1.75% 24.80 15 OKA Naha JP 6397 77.95% 0.48% 22.01 16 SYD 17 CSX Sydney Kingsford Smith Changsha Huanghua AU 13479 77.95% 0.96% 23.45 CN 7622 77.54% 3.60% 25.08 18 BKK Suvarnabhumi TH 15592 76.56% 1.32% 25.04
19 HRB Harbin Taiping CN 6067 76.47% 4.89% 28.31 20 TAO Qingdao Liuting CN 7317 75.77% 3.31% 26.42 Figure 3: TOP20 best airports in Asia-Pacific for on-time departures (Major airports, March, 2018) Note: Reporting airports are those whose actual departure flights are over 6000 in March, 2018. Asia-Pacific----Medium-sized Sendai Airport (SDJ) ranks first among medium-sized airports in the Asia-Pacific region with an on-time departure rate of 92.90 percent. In mainland China, Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) is recognized as twelfth with an on-time performance of 86.74 percent. Country Flight 1 SDJ Sendai JP 2274 92.90% 0.41% 13.14 2 KHH Kaohsiung TW, CN 2421 92.67% 0.94% 11.85 3 TSA Taipei Songshan TW, CN 2050 92.53% 0.55% 13.81 4 NGO Nagoya JP 4670 91.13% 0.75% 15.59 5 ADL Adelaide AU 3363 90.85% 0.37% 14.36 6 PNH Pochentong KH 2035 90.43% 0.60% 10.75 7 PER Perth AU 4316 90.09% 1.17% 16.59 8 WLG Wellington NZ 3622 88.60% 0.18% 14.58 9 PUS Busan KR 4788 88.46% 0.54% 17.11 10 CHC Christchurch NZ 3234 87.17% 0.30% 16.16 11 CNX Chiang Mai TH 3374 87.07% 0.58% 14.25 12 LJG Lijiang Sanyi CN 2247 86.74% 1.29% 13.65 13 KOJ Kagoshima JP 3217 85.53% 0.33% 18.41 14 15 16 INC DLC LHW Yinchuan Hedong Dalian Zhoushuizi Lanzhou Zhongchuan CN 2970 85.38% 3.52% 19.52 CN 5774 82.76% 2.55% 19.99 CN 4485 82.56% 3.13% 21.11 17 TNA Jinan Yaoqiang CN 5110 81.08% 2.51% 21.15 18 GMP Gimpo KR 5906 80.94% 3.89% 27.15 19 HKT Phuket TH 5141 80.41% 1.63% 19.18 20 HET Hohhot Baita CN 4065 79.16% 2.90% 23.50 Figure 4: TOP20 best airports in Asia-Pacific for on-time departures (Medium-sized airports, March, 2018) Note: Reporting airports are those whose actual departure flights are between 2000 to 6000 in March, 2018. Average (minutes)
in mainland China in mainland China can be divided into three classes with a capacity of over 10 million passengers, 2 million to 10 million passengers and less than 2 million passengers respectively, in accordance with the passenger throughput published by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), 2017. departure rate of airports with a capacity over 10 million passengers Urumqi Diwopu (URC), Xi'an Xianyang (XIY) and Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG) are the best three airports for on-time departure performance (90.72%, 85.00% and 84.57%) among airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers in mainland China. Flight Average (minutes) 1 URC Urumqi Diwopu 7193 90.72% 3.04% 20.66 2 XIY Xi'an Xianyang 13442 85.00% 2.49% 20.79 3 CKG Chongqing Jiangbei 12372 84.57% 2.30% 18.98 4 DLC Dalian Zhoushuizi 5774 82.76% 2.55% 19.99 5 LHW Lanzhou Zhongchuan 4485 82.56% 3.13% 21.11 6 KMG Kunming Changshui 15432 81.95% 1.84% 23.11 7 TNA Jinan Yaoqiang 5110 81.08% 2.51% 21.15 8 SHA Shanghai Hongqiao 11112 79.56% 2.92% 25.04 9 HET Hohhot Baita 4065 79.16% 2.90% 23.50 10 TYN Taiyuan Wusu 4590 78.55% 3.30% 24.55 11 CTU Chengdu Shuangliu 14686 78.37% 1.75% 24.80 12 CSX Changsha Huanghua 7622 77.54% 3.60% 25.08 13 HRB Harbin Taiping 6067 76.47% 4.89% 28.31 14 TAO Qingdao Liuting 7317 75.77% 3.31% 26.42 15 SZX Shenzhen Bao'an 14003 74.77% 4.21% 29.13 16 KWE Guiyang Longdongbao 6769 74.45% 4.96% 29.12 17 HAK Haikou Meilan 7570 74.38% 3.92% 28.26 18 WUH Wuhan Tianhe 7756 73.31% 4.46% 29.62 19 PVG Shanghai Pudong 19293 73.22% 3.97% 31.36 20 CAN Guangzhou Baiyun 19224 72.96% 3.26% 29.45 21 KHN Nanchang Changbei 4718 71.75% 5.59% 32.03 22 CGO Zhengzhou Xinzheng 8792 71.25% 5.39% 31.96 23 PEK Beijing Capital 25226 71.14% 2.07% 27.53 24 HGH Hangzhou Xiaoshan 10891 70.77% 4.78% 33.93 25 CGQ Changchun Longjia 3878 69.57% 6.27% 33.60 26 SYX Sanya Phoenix 5401 69.19% 5.88% 34.40 27 NKG Nanjing Lukou 8629 68.86% 5.39% 36.00
28 TSN Tianjin Binhai 7112 68.61% 7.40% 36.53 29 SHE Shenyang Taoxian 5642 67.04% 4.45% 33.28 30 XMN Xiamen Gaoqi 8099 66.72% 5.02% 36.56 31 FOC Fuzhou Changle 4591 65.76% 5.54% 36.88 32 NNG Nanning Wuxu 4725 61.19% 8.65% 42.06 Figure 5: China s airports on-time departure performance (airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers, March, 2018) departure rate of airports with a capacity of 2 million to 10 million passengers Regarding airports with a capacity of 2 million to 10 million passengers, the supreme three are Hulun Buir Dongshan (HLD), Kashgar (KHG) and Xining Caojiapu (XNN), respectively with on-time departure rates of 89.02 percent, 88.18 percent and 87.63 percent. Flight Average (minutes) 1 HLD Hulun Buir Dongshan 574 89.02% 2.61% 16.21 2 KHG Kashgar 694 88.18% 2.74% 17.29 3 XNN Xining Caojiapu 1832 87.63% 3.17% 16.59 4 DSN Ordos Ejin Horo 839 86.89% 1.79% 15.70 5 LJG Lijiang Sanyi 2247 86.74% 1.29% 13.65 6 INC Yinchuan Hedong 2970 85.38% 3.52% 19.52 7 JHG Xishuangbanna 1482 85.33% 1.29% 16.16 8 BAV Baotou Erliban 844 81.96% 4.54% 23.70 9 LXA Lhasa Kongga 1432 80.50% 4.14% 23.25 10 ZHA ZhanJiang 958 77.93% 3.35% 23.50 11 KWL Guilin Liangjiang 2678 74.57% 4.41% 25.83 12 WEH WeiHai Dashuibo 861 73.17% 2.56% 25.10 13 ZUH Zhuhai Jinwan 3292 69.60% 5.23% 36.40 14 NAY Beijing Nanyuan 1852 69.48% 4.00% 27.43 15 NGB Ningbo Lishe 3316 68.91% 3.42% 28.56 16 YIH Yichang Sanxia 1021 67.78% 5.58% 31.98 17 YNT Yantai Penglai 2836 67.15% 3.79% 31.54 18 SJW Shijiazhuang Zhengding 3724 66.79% 5.99% 34.42 19 HFE Hefei Xinqiao 3682 64.86% 6.73% 37.14 20 WNZ Wenzhou Longwan 3435 62.43% 5.25% 36.35 21 SWA Jieyang Chaoshan 2054 61.96% 5.96% 35.64 22 MIG Mianyang Nanjiao 1033 59.34% 5.03% 36.57 23 WUX Sunan Shuofang 2211 59.17% 3.95% 34.32
24 JJN QUANZHOU JINJIANG 2431 53.00% 10.11% 47.83 25 NTG Nantong Xingdong 950 48.57% 6.15% 44.44 26 CZX Changzhou Benniu 1033 46.07% 6.01% 43.60 Figure 6: China s airports on-time departure performance (airports with a capacity of 2 million to 10 million passengers, March, 2018) Worst-affected airports under extreme weather conditions In March, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport suffers the most from severe weathers, a record of 17 hours in total. Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, Changchun Longjia International Airport, Harbin Taiping International Airport and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport have also been affected for 16 hours, 16 hours, 15 hours and 13 hours respectively. Inclement Weather hitting hours Total Release Rate Release Rate with Inclement Weather Release Rate without Inclement Weather WUH Wuhan Tianhe 17 73.31% 25.63% 75.47% HFE Hefei Xinqiao 16 64.86% 30.08% 66.59% CGQ Changchun Longjia 16 69.57% 32.87% 71.86% HRB Harbin Taiping 15 76.47% 12.11% 79.38% CGO Zhengzhou Xinzheng 13 71.25% 41.63% 72.72% Figure 7: China s worst-affected airports for normal flight release rate (March, 2018) Having years of expertise and incomparable aviation data, VariFlight delivers the industry s most timely and detailed aviation data, reports and forecasts, such as the normal rate of flight release, fleets, airport operation efficiency and flight route analysis. For more information, please call us at +86 551 65560363 or send us an email: Aviation@VariFlight.com. Download March, 2018 Airport Notes for editors Period: Mar 1- Mar 31, 2018 Flights: Commercial air passenger flights only. Cargo aircrafts, corporate jets and general aviation are excluded. Actual departure flights: flights that have actual take-off time and actual departure time in VariFlight database. Canceled flights are
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