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Airlines BlockPy Library

From the CORGIS Dataset Project

By Austin Cory Bart acbart@vt.edu
Version 2.0.0, created 3/27/2015
Tags: airplane, airports, travel, plane, air, flights, delays, national, united states, transportation

Overview

This dataset is all about flights in the united states, including information about the number, length, and type of delays. The data is reported for individual months at every major airport for every carrier. Additional information is available: http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/help/aviation/html/understanding.html

Key Descriptions

Key List of... Comment Example Value
Airport.Code String The 3 letter code for this airport, assigned by IATA. For more information, consult this List of Airport Codes. "ATL"
Airport.Name String The full name of this airport. "Atlanta, GA: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International"
Time.Label String The "year/month" reported as a string, to make it easier to sort by time periods. "2003/06"
Time.Month Integer The reported month as a number. 0 is January, 1 is February, etc. 6
Time.Month Name String $MISSING_FIELD "June"
Time.Year Integer The reported year as a 4-digit number. 2003
Statistics.# of Delays.Carrier Integer The number of delays and cancellations due to circumstances within the airline's control (e.g. maintenance or crew problems, aircraft cleaning, baggage loading, fueling, etc.) in this month. 1009
Statistics.# of Delays.Late Aircraft Integer The number of delays and cancellations caused by a previous flight with the same aircraft arriving late, causing the present flight to depart late in this month. 1275
Statistics.# of Delays.National Aviation System Integer The number of delays and cancellations attributable to the national aviation system that refer to a broad set of conditions, such as non-extreme weather conditions, airport operations, heavy traffic volume, and air traffic control in this month. 3217
Statistics.# of Delays.Security Integer Number of delays or cancellations caused by evacuation of a terminal or concourse, re-boarding of aircraft because of security breach, inoperative screening equipment and/or long lines in excess of 29 minutes at screening areas in this month. 17
Statistics.# of Delays.Weather Integer Number of delays or cancellations caused by significant meteorological conditions (actual or forecasted) that, in the judgment of the carrier, delays or prevents the operation of a flight such as tornado, blizzard or hurricane in this month. 328
Statistics.Carriers.Names String The full names of the carriers that reported in. "American Airlines Inc.,JetBlue Airways,Continental Air Lines Inc.,Delta Air Lines Inc.,Atlantic Southeast Airlines,AirTran Airways Corporation,America West Airlines Inc.,Northwest Airlines Inc.,ExpressJet Airlines Inc.,United Air Lines Inc.,US Airways Inc."
Statistics.Carriers.Total Integer The number of carriers that reported flight information during this time period and at this location. 11
Statistics.Flights.Cancelled Integer The number of flights that were cancelled in this month. 216
Statistics.Flights.Delayed Integer The number of flights that were delayed in this month. 5843
Statistics.Flights.Diverted Integer The number of flights that were diverted in this month. 27
Statistics.Flights.On Time Integer The number of flights that were on time in this month. 23974
Statistics.Flights.Total Integer The total number of flights in this month. 30060
Statistics.Minutes Delayed.Carrier Integer The number of minutes delayed due to circumstances within the airline's control (e.g. maintenance or crew problems, aircraft cleaning, baggage loading, fueling, etc.) in this month. 61606
Statistics.Minutes Delayed.Late Aircraft Integer The number of minutes delayed caused by a previous flight with the same aircraft arriving late, causing the present flight to depart late in this month. 68335
Statistics.Minutes Delayed.National Aviation System Integer The number of minutes delayed attributable to the national aviation system that refer to a broad set of conditions, such as non-extreme weather conditions, airport operations, heavy traffic volume, and air traffic control in this month. 118831
Statistics.Minutes Delayed.Security Integer Number of minutes delayed caused by evacuation of a terminal or concourse, re-boarding of aircraft because of security breach, inoperative screening equipment and/or long lines in excess of 29 minutes at screening areas in this month. 518
Statistics.Minutes Delayed.Total Integer $MISSING_FIELD 268764
Statistics.Minutes Delayed.Weather Integer Number of of minutes delayed caused by significant meteorological conditions (actual or forecasted) that, in the judgment of the carrier, delays or prevents the operation of a flight such as tornado, blizzard or hurricane in this month. 19474