Noem Report/Secretary comparison

Flight performance by DHS Secretary

Average on-time arrival rate during each DHS Secretary's tenure, computed from monthly BTS data across 50 major U.S. airports.

Average on-time rate by tenure

Alejandro Mayorkas

7 mo · 8.1M flights

81.0%

Kristi Noem

14 mo · 15.4M flights

79.1%

Note: Chad Wolf's tenure (2019–2021) overlaps with COVID-19. Reduced flight volume inflated on-time rates.

Secretary	Months	On-time	Cancel rate	Flights
Alejandro Mayorkas	7	81.0%	1.31%	8,097,612
Kristi Noem	14	79.1%	1.87%	15,428,688

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. On-time = arrived within 15 min of schedule (FAA standard).