About Dataset
1) Data Introduction
• The Airline Delay and Cancellation Data, 2009 - 2018 is a large air traffic dataset that tabulates the operational information, delays and cancellations of U.S. domestic flights from 2009 to 2018.
2) Data Utilization
(1) Airline Delay and Cancellation Data, 2009 - 2018 has characteristics that:
• Each row contains a variety of flight and delay-related information, including airline code, departure/arrival airport code, scheduled and actual departure/arrival times, departure/arrival delays, cancellation, reason for cancellation, and distance.
• Data is divided into annual files, and the 10-year time series structure allows for multi-faceted analysis such as seasonality, airport/airline patterns, cancellation and delay causes.
(2) Airline Delay and Cancellation Data, 2009 - 2018 can be used to:
• Development of flight delay and cancellation prediction model: Various variables such as departure/arrival delay and cancellation can be used to predict flight delay and cancellation, analyze risk, and establish service improvement strategies.
• Analysis of performance and trends by airport and airline: By analyzing the frequency of delays and cancellations by airport and airline, seasonal and regional patterns, it can be applied to operational efficiency evaluation, policy improvement, and traveler information.