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How Do Major Airports Rank for Airport Misery?
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Rank
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Airport
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Cancellation rate
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Percent of departing flights that are delayed
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Average length of departure delay (minutes)
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Tarmac delay rate
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Percent of flights that are delayed over an hour
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Security Wait Time Index
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Airport Misery Index
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1
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Newark, N.J.: Newark Liberty International
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3.80%
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26.10%
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23.8
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2.60%
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11.70%
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6
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100
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2
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Chicago: Chicago O'Hare International
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4.20%
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24.10%
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20.1
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2.10%
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10.00%
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6
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99.5
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3
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New York: LaGuardia
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3.50%
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22.90%
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19.9
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3.90%
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10.20%
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7
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97.9
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4
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Denver: Denver International
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2.60%
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24.00%
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18.7
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1.10%
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8.30%
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6
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87.8
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5
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Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: Dallas/Fort Worth International
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3.50%
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23.00%
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17.1
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1.10%
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8.30%
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6
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87.6
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6
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Boston: Logan International
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2.70%
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21.70%
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18.6
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1.20%
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9.60%
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4
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85
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7
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San Francisco: San Francisco International
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2.50%
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21.70%
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16.6
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1.10%
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8.30%
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6
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78.5
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8
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New York: John F. Kennedy International
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1.90%
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19.40%
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16.7
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4.40%
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7.90%
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7
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76.4
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9
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
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1.30%
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23.60%
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18.1
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1.10%
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8.80%
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6
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74.9
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10
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Orlando, Fla.: Orlando International
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1.60%
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23.10%
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18.7
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0.90%
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9.30%
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5
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74.7
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11
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Chicago: Chicago Midway International
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5.30%
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28.30%
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17.5
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0.30%
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7.50%
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4
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73
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12
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Washington, D.C.: Ronald Reagan Washington National
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3.20%
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18.80%
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15.8
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2.20%
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7.80%
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3
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72.1
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13
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Norfolk, Va.: Norfolk International
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2.70%
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18.60%
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17.1
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1.40%
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7.90%
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3
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71.8
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14
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Houston: George Bush Intercontinental/Houston
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1.50%
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20.10%
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17.1
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1.20%
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8.90%
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5
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71.4
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15
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Rochester, N.Y.: Greater Rochester International
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4.30%
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18.60%
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17.9
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0.70%
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7.90%
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3
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71.4
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16
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Raleigh/Durham, N.C.: Raleigh-Durham International
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2.00%
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20.50%
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17.7
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1.20%
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7.80%
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3
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69.9
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17
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Richmond, Va.: Richmond International
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2.50%
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18.50%
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16.8
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1.30%
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7.70%
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3
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67.8
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18
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Grand Rapids, Mich.: Gerald R. Ford International
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3.60%
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18.50%
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16.7
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1.10%
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7.20%
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3
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67.5
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19
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Cincinnati: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
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2.00%
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19.30%
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16.7
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1.00%
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7.90%
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4
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66.1
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20
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Baltimore: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
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3.50%
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20.90%
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14.3
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0.90%
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6.60%
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6
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65.2
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21
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St. Louis: St Louis Lambert International
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3.10%
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23.00%
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16.6
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0.40%
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6.70%
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5
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64.9
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22
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West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, Fla.: Palm Beach International
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1.50%
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21.60%
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19.2
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0.50%
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9.20%
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3
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62.5
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23
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Savannah, Ga.: Savannah/Hilton Head International
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2.00%
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19.50%
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17.6
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0.70%
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8.30%
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3
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62.3
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24
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Buffalo, N.Y.: Buffalo Niagara International
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4.20%
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18.00%
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16.6
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0.60%
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7.60%
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3
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61.6
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25
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Greensboro/High Point, N.C.: Piedmont Triad International
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3.00%
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17.60%
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17.1
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1.00%
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7.20%
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3
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61.6
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26
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Miami: Miami International
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1.40%
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20.10%
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15.2
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1.20%
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7.30%
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6
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60.6
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27
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Houston: William P Hobby
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4.20%
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25.80%
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15.6
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0.30%
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6.50%
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3
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58.5
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28
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Cleveland: Cleveland-Hopkins International
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2.80%
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17.90%
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16
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0.70%
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7.50%
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3
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58.5
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29
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Louisville, Ky.: Louisville International-Standiford Field
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2.20%
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18.60%
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17.4
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0.70%
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6.80%
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4
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58.5
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30
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Charlotte, N.C.: Charlotte Douglas International
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2.00%
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20.20%
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14.2
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0.80%
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7.30%
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6
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58.2
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31
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Philadelphia: Philadelphia International
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3.00%
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17.50%
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13.6
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1.80%
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7.40%
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3
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57.8
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32
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Washington, D.C.: Washington Dulles International
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2.00%
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16.70%
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16.7
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1.60%
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7.70%
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3
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57.8
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33
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Greer, S.C.: Greenville-Spartanburg International
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2.70%
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17.60%
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16.8
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0.70%
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7.50%
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3
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57.3
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34
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Birmingham, Ala.: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International
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2.60%
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18.30%
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15.3
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0.70%
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7.60%
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3
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56.3
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35
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Dallas: Dallas Love Field
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4.20%
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23.90%
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14.3
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0.30%
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5.80%
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4
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54.2
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36
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Oklahoma City: Will Rogers World
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2.50%
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17.80%
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15.4
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1.00%
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6.90%
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3
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54.2
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37
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Albany, N.Y.: Albany International
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3.00%
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17.50%
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16.2
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0.60%
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7.20%
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3
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54.2
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38
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Fort Myers, Fla.: Southwest Florida International
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1.50%
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18.60%
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16.2
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0.70%
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7.50%
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5
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53.7
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39
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Knoxville, Tenn.: McGhee Tyson
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2.10%
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17.10%
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16
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0.90%
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7.70%
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3
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53.2
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40
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Milwaukee: General Mitchell International
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3.10%
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17.10%
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14.5
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1.00%
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6.40%
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4
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53
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41
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Des Moines, Iowa: Des Moines International
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2.70%
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16.40%
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15.1
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1.20%
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6.80%
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3
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51.3
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42
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Nashville, Tenn.: Nashville International
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2.20%
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21.00%
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15.6
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0.40%
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6.90%
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3
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50.6
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43
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Providence, R.I.: Theodore Francis Green State
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2.80%
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17.30%
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15.2
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0.50%
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6.80%
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3
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47.5
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44
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Memphis, Tenn.: Memphis International
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2.60%
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17.60%
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15.6
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0.40%
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6.90%
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3
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47
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45
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Tampa, Fla.: Tampa International
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1.80%
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19.60%
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15.6
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0.40%
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7.50%
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3
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46.8
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46
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Detroit: Detroit Metro Wayne County
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1.40%
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17.40%
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15
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1.10%
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7.10%
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4
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45.8
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47
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Austin, Texas: Austin - Bergstrom International
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1.80%
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18.80%
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14.9
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0.70%
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6.40%
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4
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45.6
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48
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New Orleans: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
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2.40%
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20.30%
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14.9
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0.30%
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6.80%
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3
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44.9
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49
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Charleston, S.C.: Charleston AFB/International
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2.20%
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17.60%
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15
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0.70%
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6.70%
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3
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44.9
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50
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Tulsa, Okla.: Tulsa International
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2.50%
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16.00%
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14.6
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0.70%
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6.20%
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4
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41.8
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51
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Indianapolis: Indianapolis International
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2.50%
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16.90%
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14.3
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0.80%
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6.50%
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3
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41.5
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52
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Columbus, Ohio: John Glenn Columbus International
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2.50%
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17.00%
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13.7
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0.90%
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6.50%
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3
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41.1
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53
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Minneapolis: Minneapolis-St Paul International
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1.40%
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15.80%
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13.3
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1.70%
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6.10%
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7
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40.3
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54
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Jacksonville, Fla.: Jacksonville International
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1.70%
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17.40%
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14.8
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0.50%
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6.50%
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5
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40.1
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55
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San Juan, Puerto Rico: Luis Munoz Marin International
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0.70%
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21.90%
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18.3
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0.10%
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8.20%
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2
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37.9
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56
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Omaha, Neb.: Eppley Airfield
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2.50%
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16.40%
|
14
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0.90%
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5.90%
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3
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37.7
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57
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Los Angeles: Los Angeles International
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1.50%
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19.60%
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14.1
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0.40%
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6.40%
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4
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37.5
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|
58
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Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh International
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2.30%
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16.00%
|
13.5
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0.90%
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6.50%
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3
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36.8
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|
59
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Las Vegas: McCarran International
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1.70%
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21.10%
|
14.5
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0.30%
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6.30%
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3
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36
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60
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Burbank, Calif.: Bob Hope
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4.10%
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16.40%
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11.8
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0.30%
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5.40%
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4
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33.2
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|
61
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Phoenix, Phoenix Sky Harbor International
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1.70%
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19.90%
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13.1
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0.20%
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5.90%
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4
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32.2
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62
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Kansas City, Mo.: Kansas City International
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2.70%
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16.90%
|
12.9
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0.40%
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5.50%
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3
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32.2
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63
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Atlanta: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
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0.80%
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18.50%
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12.8
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0.40%
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5.80%
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7
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30.3
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64
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San Diego: San Diego International
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2.00%
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18.20%
|
12.1
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0.30%
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5.20%
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5
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30.3
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65
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Oakland, Calif.: Metropolitan Oakland International
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2.50%
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20.50%
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11.8
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0.10%
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4.70%
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3
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30.3
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|
66
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Hartford, Conn.: Bradley International
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2.50%
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16.00%
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12.9
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0.50%
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5.90%
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3
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28.6
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67
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San Antonio: San Antonio International
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1.90%
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16.20%
|
13
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0.50%
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5.50%
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3
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23.4
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68
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Albuquerque, N.M.: Albuquerque International Sunport
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1.80%
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16.70%
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13.1
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0.40%
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5.40%
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3
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21.2
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|
69
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Seattle: Seattle/Tacoma International
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1.40%
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16.30%
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10.7
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0.60%
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4.60%
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4
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19.6
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|
70
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Tucson, Ariz.: Tucson International
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1.70%
|
14.60%
|
12.6
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0.50%
|
5.60%
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3
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18.4
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|
71
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Reno, Nev.: Reno/Tahoe International
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1.80%
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14.50%
|
11.8
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0.40%
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5.20%
|
3
|
17.9
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|
72
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El Paso, Texas: El Paso International
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1.90%
|
16.10%
|
12.9
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0.30%
|
5.20%
|
3
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16.9
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|
73
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Ontario, Calif.: Ontario International
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1.80%
|
16.60%
|
11
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0.20%
|
5.20%
|
3
|
14.3
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|
74
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Sacramento, Calif.: Sacramento International
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1.80%
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15.20%
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10.1
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0.10%
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4.10%
|
4
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11.5
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|
75
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Salt Lake City: Salt Lake City International
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0.50%
|
14.70%
|
11.2
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0.50%
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4.70%
|
3
|
11
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|
76
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Santa Ana, Calif.: John Wayne Airport-Orange County
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1.50%
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16.20%
|
10.9
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0.20%
|
4.50%
|
3
|
8.6
|
|
77
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Boise, Idaho: Boise Air Terminal
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0.80%
|
12.00%
|
9.1
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0.40%
|
4.50%
|
3
|
5.7
|
|
78
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Anchorage, Alaska: Ted Stevens Anchorage International
|
1.50%
|
10.00%
|
7
|
0.10%
|
2.80%
|
5
|
5.3
|
|
79
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Portland, Ore.: Portland International
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1.00%
|
12.50%
|
8.2
|
0.10%
|
4.00%
|
4
|
4.8
|
|
80
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Spokane, Wash.: Spokane International
|
1.20%
|
11.90%
|
9.4
|
0.30%
|
4.30%
|
3
|
4.3
|
|
81
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Honolulu: Daniel K Inouye International
|
0.30%
|
10.30%
|
7
|
0.20%
|
2.20%
|
4
|
2.6
|
|
82
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San Jose, Calif.: Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International
|
2.30%
|
15.50%
|
10.5
|
0.10%
|
4.30%
|
1
|
1.2
|
|
83
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Kahului, Hawaii: Kahului Airport
|
0.40%
|
11.60%
|
9.8
|
0.20%
|
2.90%
|
3
|
0
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