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FLIGHT DELAYS IMPROVED IN '12 IN BUSINESS TRAVEL By Richard N. Velotta senior staff writer M cCarran International Airport is the 12th worst in the country for flight a year ago, the airport that serves Las Vegas was No. 4. Francisco International, 21.8 percent; and Chicago Midway, 20.1 percent. An average 23 flights a day arrive at delays, but that's actually good news — McCarran from San Francisco, and Chicago Midway, the busiest airport in Southwest Airlines' system, delivers an average nine a day to Las Vegas. Rounding out the top 10 airports with the worst flight delays were Miami In- ternational, 19.3 percent; George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston), 19.3 percent; Chicago O'Hare International, 18.8 percent; Denver The U.S. Department of Transporta- tion's Bureau of Transportation Sta- tistics said 15.8 percent of McCarran's flights were late in 2011. The bureau considers a flight late if it arrives or leaves more than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. McCarran, the seventh busiest air- port in the country by number of daily flights, is at the mercy of foul weather across the country that skews sched- ules and produces late arrivals which, in turn, produces late departures. Most airports had improved on-time performance last year thanks to mild winter weather. The three worst airports for flight delays in 2011, according to the fed- eral bureau, were Newark Liberty In- ternational, where 23.8 percent of all flights are delayed; fog-plagued San 18.2; Dulles International (Washington, D.C.), 18 percent; Baltimore-Washing- ton International, 17.6 percent; Dallas- Fort Worth, 16.7 percent. Mild winter weather in December was one of the reasons for the best on- time performance in 17 years. Experts say McCarran's HEALTH CARE HOME OF NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE IS EYED FOR LEASE By Richard N. Velotta senior staff writer R epresentatives of Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada and the Uni- versity of California San Diego Health System are continuing negotiations vada Cancer facility. International, Institute's Summerlin Talks began last month, but took a dramatic turn when representatives of the institute confirmed that facility would close at the end of the year. the improve- ment on the list can be attributed to generally good weather and a high percentage of operations by South- west, whose Las Vegas station has on- time performance above 90 percent most months. The plan represents another setback for the institute, which filed for Chap- ter 11 bankruptcy protection after being the target of several lawsuits in 2011 by professional staff who were laid off. The UC-San Diego Health System purchased the institute out of bankruptcy this year. UC-San Diego submitted the only qualified bid and paid $18 million to take over the institute in January. At the time, officials said they planned to At the time UC-San Diego took over, the institute had an estimated 135 em- ployees. Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, an affiliate of the U.S. Oncol- ogy Network, said last month that it planned to lease 42,000 square feet of space in the institute's 142,000-square- foot building. There was no indication how the closure would affect the sta- tus of the negotiations. CCCN, which is affiliated with UCLA, has provided cancer care in Southern Nevada for more than 35 years. Cur- rently, CCCN conducts more than 175 Phase I, Phase II and Phase III clinical trials each year through its national affiliations. maintain the center for at least three years with the assistance of the insti- tute's fundraising arm, Cancer Institute Foundation. the Nevada MGM Resorts International CEO Jim for CCCN to lease a portion of the Ne- Murren and his wife, Heather, formed the foundation. Power up or wind down at Tivoli Village. Our selection of restaurants and lounges offer the perfect spots for lunch, dinner or happy hour. With seven choices in one stop there's always a place to turn business into pleasure. 8 | 26 NOVEMBER 2012 |