Airport (Dec. 2017) Powered by Vari incomparable aviation database, the monthly report of Airport provides an overview of how global airports are performing in December, 2017. Global Hubs Itami Airport (ITM) tops the large airports chart in December with an on-time departure rate of 93.02percent and an average delay of 13.92 minutes. Country Over 1 ITM Itami JP 6173 93.02% 0.07% 13.92 2 CTS New Chitose JP 6826 91.27% 0.50% 9.13 3 XIY Xi'an Xianyang CN 13039 88.54% 1.48% 17.39 4 SHA Shanghai Hongqiao CN 11022 88.24% 0.95% 17.55 5 DOH Doha QA 7919 87.86% 0.84% 19.13 6 HND Haneda JP 21177 86.68% 0.34% 20.05 7 CKG Chongqing Jiangbei CN 12018 86.58% 3.16% 18.87 8 ATH Athens GR 6268 86.10% 0.96% 19.58 9 CSX Changsha Huanghua CN 7120 85.85% 1.68% 17.11 10 WUH Wuhan Tianhe CN 7589 85.37% 1.32% 17.65 Figure 1: World s TOP10 best airports for on-time departures (Large airports, December,2017) Note: Reporting airports are those whose actual departure flights are over 6000 in December, 2017. Global Medium-sized Wellington International Airport (WLG) delivers the best on time performance among all medium-sized airports worldwide with 92.63 percent punctuality and an average delay of 12.77 minutes. Country Figure 2: World s TOP10 best airports for on-time departures (Medium-sized airports, December,2017) Note: Reporting airports are those whose actual departure flights are between 2000 to 6000 in December,2017 1 WLG Wellington NZ 3387 92.63% 0.40% 12.77 2 KHH Kaohsiung TW,CN 2166 92.60% 0.45% 12.09 3 TSA Taipei Songshan TW,CN 2112 91.74% 0.47% 14.70 4 NGO Nagoya JP 4290 91.20% 1.04% 16.38 5 SDJ Sendai JP 2225 91.01% 0.14% 13.24 6 KOJ Kagoshima JP 3070 90.50% 0.38% 16.42 7 CMN Mohammed V Internationa MA 3546 90.34% 1.37% 13.68 8 INC Yinchuan Hedong CN 2631 89.68% 1.78% 14.17 9 BEY Beirut LB 2455 89.57% 0.55% 14.01 Delay 10 HET Hohhot Baita CN 3574.00 89.18% 0.67% 15.05
Asia-Pacific----Major Itami Airport (ITM) ranks first of all major airports in Asia-Pacific region with an ontime departure rate of 93.02 percent. In mainland China, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) ranks third (88.54percent). Country Figure 3: TOP20 best airports in Asia-Pacific for on-time departures (Major airports, December,2017) Note: Reporting airports are those whose actual departure flights are over 6000 in December,2017. Asia-Pacific----Medium-sized Wellington International Airport (WLG) ranks first among medium-sized airports in the Asia-Pacific region with an on-time departure rate of 92.63 percent. In mainland China, Yinchuan Hedong Airport (INC) is recognized as seventh with an on-time performance of 89.68 percent. 1 ITM Itami JP 6173 93.02% 0.07% 13.92 2 CTS New Chitose JP 6826 91.27% 0.50% 9.13 3 XIY Xi'an Xianyang CN 13039 88.54% 1.48% 17.39 4 SHA Shanghai Hongqiao CN 11022 88.24% 0.95% 17.55 5 HND Haneda JP 21177 86.68% 0.34% 20.05 6 CKG Chongqing Jiangbei CN 12018 86.58% 3.16% 18.87 7 CSX Changsha Huanghua CN 7120 85.85% 1.68% 17.11 8 WUH Wuhan Tianhe CN 7589 85.37% 1.32% 17.65 9 SZX Shenzhen Bao'an CN 13561 85.31% 1.60% 20.56 10 KWE Guiyang Longdongba CN 6174 84.87% 1.79% 18.19 11 FUK Fukuoka JP 8071 84.83% 0.57% 19.91 12 KIX Osaka JP 7497 84.34% 1.24% 19.96 13 URC Urumqi Diwopu CN 6381 83.65% 4.20% 25.67 14 HAK Haikou Meilan CN 7143 83.25% 1.65% 19.82 15 KMG Kunming Changshui CN 14874 82.71% 2.44% 23.76 16 TAO Qingdao Liuting CN 6898 82.70% 1.48% 19.73 17 HGH Hangzhou Xiaoshan CN 10168 82.38% 1.86% 23.06 18 CTU Chengdu Shuangliu CN 14316 82.06% 3.10% 24.32 19 OKA Naha JP 6012 81.42% 0.55% 20.51 20 PVG Shanghai Pudong CN 18995 80.92% 1.09% 23.04
Country 1 WLG Wellington NZ 3387 92.63% 0.40% 12.77 2 KHH Kaohsiung TW,CN 2166 92.60% 0.45% 12.09 3 TSA Taipei Songshan TW,CN 2112 91.74% 0.47% 14.70 4 NGO Nagoya JP 4290 91.20% 1.04% 16.38 5 SDJ Sendai JP 2225 91.01% 0.14% 13.24 6 KOJ Kagoshima JP 3070 90.50% 0.38% 16.42 7 INC Yinchuan Hedong CN 2631 89.68% 1.78% 14.17 8 HET Hohhot Baita CN 3574 89.18% 0.67% 15.05 9 DLC Dalian Zhoushuizi CN 5411 89.08% 1.05% 13.28 10 CHC Christchurch NZ 3247 88.87% 0.50% 15.83 11 SZB Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah MY 2107 88.83% 0.72% 12.00 12 ADL Adelaide AU 3351 88.69% 0.59% 16.12 13 TNA Jinan Yaoqiang CN 4698 87.93% 1.86% 16.41 14 KWL Guilin Liangjiang CN 2309 87.73% 1.79% 14.66 15 PUS Busan KR 4702 87.65% 0.92% 17.49 16 TYN Taiyuan Wusu CN 4042 87.43% 1.24% 16.56 17 PER Perth AU 4421 86.08% 1.66% 20.79 18 KHN Nanchang Changbei CN 4478 86.05% 0.79% 16.72 19 LHW Lanzhou Zhongchuan CN 3898 85.37% 2.06% 17.57 20 LJG Lijiang Sanyi CN 2181 85.05% 1.88% 15.97 Figure 4: TOP20 best airports in Asia-Pacific for on-time departures (Medium-sized airports, December,2017) Note: Reporting airports are those whose actual departure flights are between 2000 to 6000 in December,2017 in mainland China in mainland China can be divided into three classes with a capacity of over 10 million passengers, 2 million passengers and less than 2 million passengers respectively, in accordance with the passenger throughput published by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), 2016. departure rate of airports with a capacity over 10 million passengers Dalian Zhoushuizi (DLC), Xi'an Xianyang(XIY) and Shanghai hongqiao ( SHA) are the best three airports for on-time departure performance (89.08%, 88.54% and 88.24%) among airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers in mainland China.
1 DLC Dalian Zhoushuizi 5411 89.08% 1.05% 13.28 2 XIY Xi'an Xianyang 13039 88.54% 1.48% 17.39 3 SHA Shanghai Hongqiao 11022 88.24% 0.95% 17.55 4 TNA Jinan Yaoqiang 4698 87.93% 1.86% 16.41 5 CKG Chongqing Jiangbe 12018 86.58% 3.16% 18.87 6 CSX Changsha Huanghua 7120 85.85% 1.68% 17.11 7 WUH Wuhan Tianhe 7589 85.37% 1.32% 17.65 8 LHW Lanzhou Zhongchuan 3898 85.37% 2.06% 17.57 9 SZX Shenzhen Bao'an 13561 85.31% 1.60% 20.56 10 KWE Guiyang Longdongbao 6174 84.87% 1.79% 18.19 11 URC Urumqi Diwopu 6381 83.65% 4.20% 25.67 12 HAK Haikou Meilan 7143 83.25% 1.65% 19.82 13 KMG Kunming Changshui 14874 82.71% 2.44% 23.76 14 TAO Qingdao Liuting 6898 82.70% 1.48% 19.73 15 HGH Hangzhou Xiaoshan 10168 82.38% 1.86% 23.06 16 CTU Chengdu Shuangliu 14316 82.06% 3.10% 24.32 17 FOC Fuzhou Changle 4095 81.45% 1.47% 21.76 18 PVG Shanghai Pudong 18995 80.92% 1.09% 23.04 19 CAN Guangzhou Baiyun 18956 80.42% 1.37% 23.51 20 SHE Shenyang Taoxian 5317 80.33% 1.43% 22.56 21 NKG Nanjing Lukou 8038 79.61% 2.93% 26.18 22 CGO Zhengzhou Xinzheng 7891 79.25% 3.43% 22.86 23 SYX Sanya Phoenix 5521 78.65% 2.54% 24.08 24 TSN Tianjin Binhai 6704 77.36% 2.52% 24.51 25 HRB Harbin Taiping 5719 76.92% 2.40% 25.50 26 XMN Xiamen Gaoqi 8085 76.80% 1.15% 24.95 27 NNG Nanning Wuxu 4331 75.50% 4.30% 27.72 28 PEK Beijing Capital 24734 71.71% 2.16% 27.30 Figure 5: China s airports on-time departure performance (airports with a capacity of over 10 million passengers, December,2017) departure rate of airports with a capacity of over 2 million passengers Regarding airports with a capacity of over 2 million passengers, the supreme three are Xining Caojiapu (XNN),Yinchuan Hedong (INC), and Hohhot Baita (HET), respectively with on-time departure rates of 90.20 percent, 89.68percent and 89.18 percent.
1 XNN Xining Caojiapu 1429 90.20% 0.98% 11.38 2 INC Yinchuan Hedong 2631 89.68% 1.78% 14.17 3 HET Hohhot Baita 3574 89.18% 0.67% 15.05 4 KWL Guilin Liangjiang 2309 87.73% 1.79% 14.66 5 TYN Taiyuan Wusu 4042 87.43% 1.24% 16.56 6 KHN Nanchang Changbei 4478 86.05% 0.79% 16.72 7 LJG Lijiang Sanyi 2181 85.05% 1.88% 15.97 8 ZUH Zhuhai Jinwan 2997 84.57% 1.54% 19.24 9 NGB Ningbo Lishe 2900 83.10% 1.31% 19.35 10 SWA Jieyang Chaoshan 1446 82.85% 1.24% 18.13 11 WUX Sunan Shuofang 2181 82.07% 1.01% 17.12 12 JHG Xishuangbanna 1508 79.53% 2.13% 20.11 13 LXA Lhasa Kongga 1234 77.64% 3.25% 23.45 14 WNZ Wenzhou Longwan 3095 77.29% 1.59% 23.01 15 YNT Yantai Penglai 2497 77.10% 2.78% 24.18 16 CGQ Changchun Longjia 3746 76.75% 2.41% 23.53 17 HFE Hefei Xinqiao 3393 76.23% 2.46% 24.07 18 JJN Quanzhou Jinjiang 2321 75.37% 2.22% 23.66 19 NAY Beijing Nanyuan 1881 73.52% 4.36% 27.62 20 SJW Shijiazhuang Zhengding 3583 68.66% 2.91% 29.65 21 MIG Mianyang Nanjiao 938 57.57% 5.76% 38.84 Figure 6: China s airports on-time departure performance (airports with a capacity of over 2 million passengers, December,2017) Worst-affected airports under extreme weather conditions In December, Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (HFE) suffers the most from severe weathers, a record of 26 hours in total. Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG), Mianyang Nanjiao International Airport (MIG), Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (URC)and Changchun Longjia (CGQ)have also been affected for 22 hours, 22 hours, 20 hours and 19 hours respectively. Inclement Weather hitting hours Total Release Rate Release Rate with Inclement Weather Release Rate without Inclement Weather HFE Hefei Xinqiao 26 76.23% 45.36% 78.50% NKG Nanjing Lukou 22 79.61% 36.90% 82.06% MIG Mianyang Nanjiao 22 57.57% 28.13% 62.00% URC Urumqi Diwopu 20 83.65% 52.74% 84.56% CGQ Changchun Longjia 19 76.75% 17.62% 80.78% Figure 7: China s worst-affected airports for normal flight release rate (December,2017)
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