Premium #343 – US domestic flight times are changing, and not getting better |

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The geography of the US is not changing. Cities remain the distance apart. Yet we are seeing a steady rise in a number of minutes airlines need to connect these cities. Take a look at the following chart. We used the US DoT On-Time database for this analysis. We took the overall averages for each month; combining millions of data points.

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Addison Schonland

Co-Founder AirInsight. My previous life includes stints at Shell South Africa, CIC Research, and PA Consulting. Got bitten by the aviation bug and ended up an Avgeek. Then the data bug got me, making me a curious Avgeek seeking data-driven logic. Also, I appreciate conversations with smart people from whom I learn so much. Summary: I am very fortunate to work with and converse with great people.

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