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We review the list of which were the airports Latin Americans with the best punctuality rate based on Otp del 2024.
The Annual On-Time Performance Report (OTP) from Cirium for 2024 has revealed an impressive picture of punctuality in the global airline industry, and Latin America not far behind. Several airports in the region have managed to stand out in this prestigious ranking, demonstrating its commitment to efficiency and passenger satisfaction.
It is important to mention that the report of Cirium evaluates the performance of airports based on the punctuality of flight departures and arrivals, taking into account various factors such as delays, cancellations and delays.
The most punctual Latin American airports in the 2024
Usually, the good news about airlines or airports that stand out in the world for various reasons, They arrive from Europe, Asia o USA, We cannot always say that we must be proud of our airports, which, although perhaps do not have the enormous sizes of air terminals in other latitudes of the world, they stand out more and more: By service quality, infrastructure and more recently, By punctuality.
While this point of order I have not liked to inform, since in my view and could be wrong, The punctuality statistics of an airport come mainly, hand in hand with the work of the airlines. Of course, if the airport did not have good services and an optimal operational structure, the efforts of the airlines will not matter, the flights would still leave late. With this context it seemed appropriate, in view of the growth of airports in the region in their punctuality rates, dedicate these lines to our region.
So, We will now review the Latin airports for which we must be proud and know that, If we fly for them, we will have a more punctual experience than in others.
Global airports
First, in the global airports category, bone that receive flights from 2 or more continents, We have a great representative, Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima occupies second place (rotate the screen if you are watching on a cell phone):
| Airport | Ranking | On-time exits | Total flights | Routes |
| Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) | 1 | 86.65% | 240,990 | 115 |
| Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport (LI) | 2 | 84.57% | 174,738 | 71 |
| Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | 3 | 84.04% | 302,506 | 102 |
| Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) | 4 | 83.80% | 236,412 | 104 |
| Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL) | 5 | 82.84% | 155,454 | 68 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) | 6 | 82.27% | 308,270 | 168 |
| Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) | 7 | 82.23% | 231,788 | 150 |
| Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) | 8 | 82.06% | 289,259 | 129 |
| Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) | 9 | 81.91% | 201,768 | 148 |
| Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) | 10 | 81.38% | 249,439 | 194 |
AICM also stands out in the position 3, Santiago Airport in the 5 and El Dorado of Bogotá in the post 17.
Grades airports
In this category, where airports with more than 20 million passengers per year, Again it stands out Lima In third place and other Latin American airports:
| Airport | Ranking | On-time exits | Total flights | Routes |
| Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) | 1 | 86.65% | 240,990 | 115 |
| Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | 2 | 85.45% | 160,975 | 57 |
| Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport (LI) | 3 | 84.57% | 174,738 | 71 |
| Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | 4 | 84.04% | 302,506 | 102 |
| Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) | 5 | 83.80% | 236,412 | 104 |
| Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL) | 6 | 82.84% | 155,454 | 68 |
| New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) | 7 | 82.39% | 351,793 | 92 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) | 8 | 82.27% | 308,270 | 168 |
| Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) | 9 | 82.23% | 231,788 | 150 |
| Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) | 10 | 82.06% | 289,259 | 129 |
Medium airports
In the category of less than 20 million passengers, Several airports in the region stand out, led by Tocumen – Panama:
| Airport | Ranking | On-time exits | Total flights | Routes |
| Panama City Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | 1 | 90.34% | 136,830 | 93 |
| Brasilia International Airport (BSB) | 2 | 88.19% | 106,745 | 47 |
| Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) | 3 | 88.18% | 136,147 | 34 |
| Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | 4 | 88.17% | 58,316 | 12 |
| Portland International Airport (PDX) | 5 | 84.86% | 153,814 | 81 |
| San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) | 6 | 84.74% | 106,655 | 45 |
| Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | 7 | 83.30% | 114,089 | 54 |
| International Airport Viracopos (VCP) | 8 | 83.26% | 111,950 | 77 |
| Sacramento International Airport (SMF) | 9 | 82.77% | 116,207 | 49 |
| Kuwait International Airport (IN A) | 10 | 81.59% | 114,560 | 101 |
Airports in Brazil also appear in this category., Like Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro SDU Y Viracopos.
Small airports
And in airports that have less than 5 million passengers per year, The ranking is leading Guayaquil in the first place, followed by Quito in the second:
| Airport | Ranking | On-time exits | Total flights | Routes |
| Guayaquil Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Intlport (GYE) | 1 | 91.38% | 33,697 | 20 |
| Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | 2 | 90.05% | 41,729 | 27 |
| Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | 3 | 89.39% | 80,091 | 42 |
| El Salvador International Airport (SHALL) | 4 | 89.33% | 45,020 | 34 |
| Elison Ona's its its his (So) | 5 | 88.61% | 35,034 | 22 |
| Stavanger Airport (SVG) | 6 | 86.73% | 39,841 | 31 |
| Boise Air Terminal (BOI) | 7 | 86.21% | 54,457 | 26 |
| Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | 8 | 85.98% | 84,917 | 53 |
| Fortaleza Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR) | 9 | 85.32% | 38,244 | 34 |
| Salvador International Airport (SSA) | 10 | 85.21% | 53,010 | 41 |
Don't you think it's nice to have 14 Latin American airports also standing out for punctuality?
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