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

47 mo · 50.2M flights

81.3%

Kristi Noem

11 mo · 12.3M flights

79.3%

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	47	81.3%	1.78%	50,212,802
Kristi Noem	11	79.3%	1.58%	12,289,636

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