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Table 1 Summary of Three-Hour Tarmac Times November 2008
Table 1 Summary of Three-Hour Tarmac Times November 2008
Number and Percentage of Flights with Tarmac Times of Three
Hours or More
For an explanation of the new reports, see
New Tarmac Time Data Q&A
Airlines ranked by number of tarmac times of three hours or
longer
| Number of Regularly Scheduled Flights |
Tarmac Delays of 3 Hours or Longer | Stage of Operation of the 3-Hour Tarmac Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Percent | Prior to Cancellation | Multiple Gate Departure | Taxi-Out | Taxi-In | At Diversion Airport | ||
| American Eagle | 33,908 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| American | 44,832 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ExpressJet | 22,285 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 22,865 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 24,043 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 96,144 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 41,287 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 36,939 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 35,091 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 31,040 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 21,572 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 21,371 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 20,212 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 19,397 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 15,645 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 12,723 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 11,029 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,106 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,783 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 523,272 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Explanation of Stage of Operation
Prior to Cancellation:
Flight left the gate but was cancelled at the origin airport
Multiple Gate Departure: Flight left the gate, then returned and
then left again to resume normal operation.
Tarmac time is the time before the return to the gate.
Taxi-out: The time between gate departure and wheels-off
Taxi-in: The time between wheels-on and gate arrival
At Diversion Airport: The tarmac time at the alternate airport