Flight delay is a serious and widespread problem in the United States. In 2007, nearly one in four airline flights arrived at its destination over 15 minutes late (BTS, 2009). About a third of these late arrivals were a direct result of the inability of the aviation system to handle the traffic demands that were placed upon it, while another third resulted from airline internal problems. Most of the remainder was caused by an aircraft arriving late and thus having to depart late on its next flight (BTS, 2009).
As a frequent flier from Boston to other major cities, it is very useful to check the length of flight delays to plan your trip to the airport.
Below is an interactive bar graph that charts predicted length of delays for various airlines flying out of Boston. This information can be used to decide which airline to take.
*The delays are calculated by using a Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) Model*
**Data: DOT 2017 Flight Delay Data**
***In cases where bars do not appear, the airlines did not fly that route in 2017.***