Reagan National slips in on-time performance
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ranks as the best of the Washington area’s three major airports for on-time departures, and ranks in the top 10 nationally, but its score has slipped over last year.
Year-to-date figures from the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics show 82.16 percent of scheduled flights at National have departed on time so far this year, compared to 84.82 percent in the first nine months of 2009.
The on-time departure rate at Washington Dulles International Airport so far this year is 81.17 percent, putting the airport at No. 9 among the nation’s 29 biggest airports. That is an improvement from its No. 13 ranking in the same period last year.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport did not score well, ranking No. 26 with just 75.56 percent of flights departing on time so far this year. In 2009, BWI had an on-time departure rate of 79.94 percent through September.
Seattle, Portland and Salt Lake City ranked as the best airports for on-time departures. New York’s JFK, Miami and Chicago Midway were the worst
GeoEye revenue jumps 8 percent in 3rd quarter
Dulles-based GeoEye Inc., which provides high-resolution earth-imaging services, reported revenues in the third quarter of $86.5 million, 8 percent more than $79.9 million in the year-before period.
