PORTLAND AIRPORT HAS THIRD WORST ON TIME RECORD

Christian Science Monitor - According a new survey by the Brookings Institution, on-time performance as of June was up 5.1 percent compared with last June. The main reason: air passenger traffic is down about 6.3 percent. . . Even though on-time performance has improved, the good news isn't universal. The worst metro-area airports to fly into and out of are:

- New York

- Melbourne, Fla.

- Portland, Maine

- Philadelphia

- Columbia, S.C.

- Atlanta.

The best of the metro airports are:

- Salt Lake City

- Honolulu

- San Jose

- Detroit

- Ontario, Calif.

- Bakersfield, Calif.

"Some of it is weather related," says Mr. Puentes, since places like Salt Lake and Honolulu don't get a lot of snow, especially compared to Rochester (ranked 7th worst) or fog compared to Portland, Maine (3rd worst).. . .