Table 9 Diversion Airport Time of Three or More Hours for Flights Reaching Scheduled Destination November 2008
Time
at Diversion Airport: The total time on the tarmac and at the terminal when
passengers are given the opportunity to deplane.
Ranked by total time at diversion airport including terminal time. Flights with multiple diversions are ranked by the longest total time at a diversion airport. Data for the first diversion is listed first, followed by subsequent diversions on the rows immediately below.
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Total Time at Diversion Airport of 19 Hours or More
| American Eagle |
11/30 |
4281 |
9 |
1166 |
15 |
Y |
MIA |
Miami, FL |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
7 |
TPA |
Tampa, FL |
1301 |
827 |
903 |
17 |
1235 |
906 |
1231 |
860 |
35 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 13 Hours or More
| American |
11/30 |
545 |
11 |
119 |
18 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
SEA |
Seattle, WA |
7 |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX |
1356 |
1555 |
912 |
25 |
1440 |
924 |
1124 |
1660 |
71 |
| |
Second Diversion |
Second Diversion |
9 |
834 |
16 |
Y |
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YKM |
Yakima, WA |
|
1847 |
841 |
|
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| American |
11/10 |
1138 |
7 |
800 |
12 |
Y |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
OKC |
Oklahoma City, OK |
2005 |
925 |
958 |
20 |
1835 |
1011 |
936 |
1055 |
45 |
| American Eagle |
11/30 |
3185 |
50 |
790 |
95 |
Y |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
SNA |
Santa Ana, CA |
7 |
ONT |
Ontario, CA |
2216 |
1126 |
1137 |
8 |
2020 |
1158 |
938 |
372 |
124 |
| American |
11/30 |
1665 |
14 |
782 |
16 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
SAN |
San Diego, CA |
7 |
ONT |
Ontario, CA |
2325 |
1227 |
1252 |
14 |
2205 |
1254 |
889 |
1171 |
32 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 12 Hours or More
| American |
11/10 |
1281 |
14 |
726 |
21 |
Y |
BOS |
Boston, MA |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
TUL |
Tulsa, OK |
1856 |
702 |
747 |
14 |
1900 |
754 |
774 |
1562 |
42 |
| American Eagle |
11/30 |
3135 |
30 |
726 |
54 |
Y |
SJC |
San Jose, CA |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
7 |
ONT |
Ontario, CA |
2245 |
1051 |
1103 |
18 |
2225 |
1120 |
775 |
308 |
89 |
| Pinnacle |
11/24 |
2527 |
29 |
725 |
34 |
Y |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
GSP |
Greenville/Spartanburg, SC |
1 |
TYS |
Knoxville, TN |
2017 |
822 |
845 |
18 |
2010 |
848 |
758 |
508 |
55 |
| American |
11/30 |
1233 |
13 |
723 |
23 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
SNA |
Santa Ana, CA |
7 |
ONT |
Ontario, CA |
2219 |
1022 |
1033 |
13 |
2200 |
1043 |
763 |
1205 |
46 |
| American |
11/10 |
2446 |
5 |
722 |
15 |
Y |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
ELP |
El Paso, TX |
1936 |
738 |
944 |
18 |
1720 |
954 |
994 |
1235 |
43 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 11 Hours or More
| Northwest |
11/30 |
275 |
25 |
700 |
37 |
Y |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
SAN |
San Diego, CA |
7 |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
2333 |
1113 |
1156 |
40 |
2123 |
1210 |
887 |
1957 |
91 |
| American |
11/30 |
1339 |
19 |
687 |
22 |
Y |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
SAN |
San Diego, CA |
7 |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
100 |
1227 |
1311 |
19 |
2140 |
1314 |
934 |
1723 |
44 |
| American |
11/30 |
533 |
12 |
675 |
15 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
SAN |
San Diego, CA |
7 |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
20 |
1135 |
1233 |
12 |
2320 |
1236 |
796 |
1171 |
30 |
| Northwest |
11/30 |
183 |
17 |
674 |
28 |
Y |
MSP |
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
SAN |
San Diego, CA |
7 |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
2316 |
1030 |
1112 |
22 |
2308 |
1115 |
727 |
1532 |
53 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 10 Hours or More
| American Eagle |
11/12 |
3949 |
36 |
611 |
45 |
Y |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
BMI |
Bloomington, IL |
3 |
CID |
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA |
2322 |
933 |
1003 |
17 |
2110 |
1006 |
776 |
116 |
65 |
| Pinnacle |
11/14 |
2352 |
26 |
605 |
30 |
Y |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
ROA |
Roanoke, VA |
5 |
CRW |
Charleston/Dunbar, WV |
2344 |
949 |
1020 |
17 |
2255 |
1023 |
688 |
382 |
50 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 9 Hours or More
| American Eagle |
11/13 |
3955 |
20 |
586 |
32 |
Y |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
4 |
LIT |
Little Rock, AR |
2305 |
851 |
918 |
13 |
2240 |
926 |
646 |
491 |
53 |
| American Eagle |
11/13 |
3559 |
3 |
574 |
12 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
XNA |
Fayetteville, AR |
4 |
SGF |
Springfield, MO |
2347 |
921 |
940 |
12 |
2205 |
942 |
697 |
281 |
26 |
| Atlantic Southeast |
11/29 |
5423 |
27 |
561 |
31 |
Y |
XNA |
Fayetteville, AR |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
6 |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
656 |
1617 |
1809 |
13 |
848 |
1827 |
579 |
589 |
62 |
| Pinnacle |
11/28 |
2252 |
20 |
556 |
23 |
Y |
TLH |
Tallahassee, FL |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
5 |
BHM |
Birmingham, AL |
736 |
1652 |
1739 |
24 |
755 |
1746 |
591 |
458 |
54 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 8 Hours or More
| Northwest |
11/17 |
1056 |
28 |
509 |
36 |
Y |
MSP |
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
PIT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1 |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
2305 |
734 |
813 |
22 |
2210 |
820 |
610 |
726 |
65 |
| American |
11/10 |
647 |
44 |
496 |
65 |
Y |
JFK |
New York, NY |
MIA |
Miami, FL |
1 |
JFK |
New York, NY |
1201 |
2017 |
2239 |
21 |
1440 |
2247 |
487 |
1090 |
94 |
| American |
11/30 |
336 |
14 |
494 |
23 |
Y |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
LGA |
New York, NY |
7 |
BOS |
Boston, MA |
346 |
1200 |
1251 |
15 |
2330 |
1255 |
805 |
733 |
42 |
| Delta |
11/24 |
64 |
20 |
491 |
36 |
Y |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
1 |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
1300 |
2111 |
322 |
14 |
1909 |
331 |
502 |
1747 |
59 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 7 Hours or More
| ExpressJet |
11/30 |
2770 |
44 |
420 |
52 |
Y |
CVG |
Cincinnati, OH |
EWR |
Newark, NJ |
7 |
CVG |
Cincinnati, OH |
1454 |
2154 |
2340 |
10 |
1415 |
2350 |
575 |
569 |
72 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 6 Hours or More
| American |
11/23 |
285 |
54 |
416 |
64 |
Y |
SJU |
San Juan, PR |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
7 |
IAH |
Houston, TX |
1410 |
2106 |
2205 |
13 |
1510 |
2213 |
423 |
3386 |
85 |
| American Eagle |
11/10 |
3360 |
11 |
381 |
15 |
Y |
PIT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
PIT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1516 |
2137 |
2329 |
9 |
1640 |
2341 |
421 |
1068 |
36 |
| Hawaiian |
11/23 |
17 |
22 |
366 |
28 |
Y |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
HNL |
Honolulu, HI |
7 |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
1147 |
1753 |
1330 |
10 |
640 |
1343 |
423 |
2762 |
51 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 5 Hours or More
| JetBlue |
11/18 |
185 |
38 |
351 |
50 |
Y |
JFK |
New York, NY |
SAN |
San Diego, CA |
2 |
PIT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1832 |
23 |
146 |
32 |
2006 |
150 |
344 |
2446 |
86 |
| JetBlue |
11/8 |
1119 |
12 |
345 |
22 |
Y |
BUF |
Buffalo, NY |
FLL |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
6 |
IAD |
Washington, DC |
756 |
1341 |
1600 |
12 |
1010 |
1606 |
356 |
1166 |
40 |
| JetBlue |
11/30 |
229 |
17 |
345 |
20 |
Y |
SJC |
San Jose, CA |
LGB |
Long Beach, CA |
7 |
ONT |
Ontario, CA |
848 |
1433 |
1445 |
14 |
815 |
1448 |
393 |
324 |
37 |
| JetBlue |
11/5 |
11 |
16 |
334 |
25 |
Y |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
HNL |
Honolulu, HI |
3 |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
955 |
1529 |
1816 |
15 |
1150 |
1826 |
396 |
2398 |
50 |
| Delta |
11/14 |
1179 |
11 |
330 |
19 |
Y |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
5 |
CVG |
Cincinnati, OH |
657 |
1227 |
1349 |
18 |
751 |
1400 |
369 |
594 |
48 |
| United |
11/17 |
770 |
12 |
313 |
17 |
Y |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
DEN |
Denver, CO |
1 |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
1332 |
1845 |
2144 |
23 |
1600 |
2149 |
349 |
967 |
45 |
| Delta |
11/16 |
1690 |
17 |
304 |
29 |
Y |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
BDL |
Hartford, CT |
7 |
RDU |
Raleigh/Durham, NC |
1401 |
1905 |
2015 |
21 |
1514 |
2019 |
305 |
859 |
54 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 4 Hours or More
| Comair |
11/19 |
6757 |
10 |
295 |
15 |
Y |
LGA |
New York, NY |
SAV |
Savannah, GA |
3 |
RDU |
Raleigh/Durham, NC |
2130 |
225 |
311 |
33 |
2220 |
315 |
295 |
722 |
52 |
| Atlantic Southeast |
11/19 |
5444 |
6 |
293 |
9 |
Y |
SYR |
Syracuse, NY |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
3 |
TRI |
Bristol/Kngsprt/Jhnsn Cty, TN |
900 |
1353 |
1433 |
24 |
849 |
1448 |
359 |
793 |
48 |
| Mesa |
11/19 |
7304 |
20 |
277 |
24 |
Y |
IAD |
Washington, DC |
JAX |
Jacksonville, FL |
3 |
RDU |
Raleigh/Durham, NC |
1328 |
1805 |
1909 |
12 |
1419 |
1915 |
296 |
631 |
42 |
| American Eagle |
11/10 |
3422 |
13 |
260 |
25 |
Y |
CLL |
College Station/Bryan, TX |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
TYR |
Tyler, TX |
1848 |
2308 |
1 |
5 |
1845 |
9 |
324 |
164 |
38 |
| SkyWest |
11/10 |
5568 |
5 |
259 |
9 |
Y |
SBA |
Santa Barbara, CA |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
1 |
SBA |
Santa Barbara, CA |
1240 |
1659 |
1802 |
6 |
1356 |
1804 |
248 |
262 |
17 |
| American Eagle |
11/10 |
3832 |
54 |
258 |
79 |
Y |
PNS |
Pensacola, FL |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
DAL |
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX |
1935 |
2353 |
6 |
8 |
1910 |
22 |
312 |
604 |
103 |
| American |
11/23 |
304 |
71 |
255 |
83 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
TPA |
Tampa, FL |
7 |
MSY |
New Orleans, LA |
1154 |
1609 |
1817 |
10 |
1355 |
1821 |
266 |
929 |
97 |
| American |
11/10 |
2312 |
68 |
252 |
87 |
Y |
PDX |
Portland, OR |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
AUS |
Austin, TX |
1842 |
2254 |
12 |
13 |
1825 |
24 |
359 |
1616 |
112 |
| Delta |
11/20 |
1047 |
15 |
248 |
23 |
Y |
DAY |
Dayton, OH |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
4 |
CVG |
Cincinnati, OH |
626 |
1034 |
1139 |
12 |
736 |
1144 |
248 |
432 |
40 |
| American Eagle |
11/10 |
3588 |
71 |
248 |
97 |
Y |
MOB |
Mobile, AL |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
SHV |
Shreveport, LA |
1849 |
2257 |
2345 |
4 |
1850 |
2355 |
305 |
540 |
111 |
| American |
11/13 |
1045 |
47 |
246 |
73 |
Y |
CLT |
Charlotte, NC |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
4 |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
827 |
1233 |
1328 |
14 |
915 |
1334 |
259 |
936 |
93 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 3 Hours or More
| Alaska |
11/13 |
526 |
9 |
233 |
18 |
Y |
SEA |
Seattle, WA |
BUR |
Burbank, CA |
4 |
SEA |
Seattle/Tacoma Intl. Airport, WA |
1904 |
2257 |
54 |
13 |
2059 |
59 |
240 |
937 |
36 |
| Pinnacle |
11/14 |
5804 |
13 |
221 |
18 |
Y |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
5 |
BHM |
Birmingham, AL |
900 |
1241 |
1410 |
27 |
928 |
1436 |
308 |
332 |
71 |
| Pinnacle |
11/30 |
2291 |
17 |
220 |
19 |
Y |
SHV |
Shreveport, LA |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
7 |
SHV |
Shreveport, LA |
655 |
1035 |
1121 |
11 |
730 |
1127 |
237 |
285 |
36 |
| American |
11/10 |
383 |
49 |
218 |
58 |
Y |
AUS |
Austin, TX |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
AUS |
Austin, TX |
1846 |
2224 |
2342 |
26 |
1850 |
6 |
316 |
190 |
108 |
| American |
11/10 |
871 |
57 |
216 |
79 |
Y |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
AUS |
Austin, TX |
1903 |
2239 |
2343 |
39 |
1835 |
2355 |
320 |
732 |
130 |
| Frontier |
11/10 |
138 |
14 |
216 |
22 |
Y |
DEN |
Denver, CO |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
AUS |
Austin, TX |
1910 |
2246 |
2352 |
10 |
1807 |
2400 |
353 |
641 |
40 |
| American |
11/9 |
285 |
22 |
214 |
33 |
Y |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
LIH |
Lihue, HI |
7 |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
1742 |
2116 |
50 |
23 |
2035 |
57 |
262 |
2615 |
63 |
| American |
11/10 |
1760 |
78 |
213 |
96 |
Y |
DEN |
Denver, CO |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
AUS |
Austin, TX |
1859 |
2232 |
2338 |
21 |
1730 |
2354 |
384 |
641 |
133 |
| US Airways |
11/28 |
1772 |
17 |
213 |
25 |
Y |
CLT |
Charlotte, NC |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
5 |
CLT |
Charlotte, NC |
1014 |
1347 |
1519 |
14 |
1112 |
1529 |
257 |
936 |
49 |
| American |
11/10 |
490 |
91 |
212 |
109 |
Y |
XNA |
Fayetteville, AR |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
SHV |
Shreveport, LA |
1859 |
2231 |
2320 |
10 |
1905 |
2340 |
275 |
281 |
139 |
| Delta |
11/28 |
1465 |
25 |
209 |
31 |
Y |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
HNL |
Honolulu, HI |
5 |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
1008 |
1337 |
1634 |
25 |
1201 |
1641 |
280 |
2556 |
63 |
| JetBlue |
11/11 |
1114 |
15 |
206 |
24 |
Y |
MCO |
Orlando, FL |
RIC |
Richmond, VA |
2 |
MCO |
Orlando, FL |
1045 |
1411 |
1544 |
12 |
1115 |
1548 |
273 |
667 |
40 |
| ExpressJet |
11/9 |
3053 |
26 |
203 |
39 |
Y |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
EWR |
Newark, NJ |
7 |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
1659 |
2022 |
2131 |
21 |
1729 |
2150 |
261 |
487 |
79 |
| AirTran |
11/29 |
654 |
25 |
201 |
41 |
Y |
SAT |
San Antonio, TX |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
6 |
MGM |
Montgomery, AL |
1626 |
1947 |
2137 |
8 |
1629 |
2148 |
319 |
874 |
60 |
| American Eagle |
11/10 |
3826 |
14 |
200 |
28 |
Y |
CAE |
Columbia, SC |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
TYR |
Tyler, TX |
1945 |
2305 |
2357 |
7 |
1945 |
7 |
262 |
922 |
45 |
| Comair |
11/30 |
6554 |
17 |
200 |
21 |
Y |
RDU |
Raleigh/Durham, NC |
BOS |
Boston, MA |
7 |
ORF |
Norfolk, VA |
1122 |
1442 |
1552 |
21 |
1147 |
1604 |
257 |
612 |
54 |
| Mesa |
11/26 |
2656 |
21 |
198 |
26 |
Y |
CLT |
Charlotte, NC |
ORF |
Norfolk, VA |
3 |
CLT |
Charlotte, NC |
848 |
1206 |
1252 |
21 |
854 |
1255 |
241 |
290 |
50 |
| Pinnacle |
11/12 |
2216 |
12 |
197 |
19 |
Y |
MLI |
Moline, IL |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
3 |
SGF |
Springfield, MO |
720 |
1037 |
1125 |
14 |
735 |
1132 |
237 |
442 |
40 |
| Hawaiian |
11/24 |
17 |
43 |
197 |
56 |
Y |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
HNL |
Honolulu, HI |
1 |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
1221 |
1538 |
1126 |
30 |
640 |
1135 |
295 |
2762 |
95 |
| Atlantic Southeast |
11/21 |
5578 |
35 |
193 |
45 |
Y |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
CLE |
Cleveland, OH |
5 |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
954 |
1307 |
1334 |
15 |
919 |
1341 |
262 |
554 |
67 |
| Mesa |
11/22 |
1004 |
10 |
192 |
17 |
Y |
HNL |
Honolulu, HI |
LIH |
Lihue, HI |
6 |
HNL |
Honolulu, HI |
1503 |
1815 |
1840 |
10 |
1414 |
1845 |
271 |
102 |
32 |
| Alaska |
11/21 |
38 |
10 |
191 |
15 |
Y |
ANC |
Anchorage, AK |
SEA |
Seattle, WA |
5 |
ANC |
Anchorage, AK |
734 |
1045 |
1504 |
10 |
1059 |
1510 |
251 |
1449 |
31 |
| Atlantic Southeast |
11/30 |
5155 |
20 |
188 |
26 |
Y |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
OKC |
Oklahoma City, OK |
7 |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
1612 |
1920 |
2010 |
19 |
1502 |
2014 |
312 |
761 |
49 |
| Mesa |
11/20 |
7229 |
9 |
187 |
12 |
Y |
CAE |
Columbia, SC |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
4 |
LEX |
Lexington, KY |
1114 |
1421 |
1426 |
19 |
1056 |
1441 |
225 |
666 |
46 |
| Mesa |
11/6 |
7093 |
10 |
186 |
16 |
Y |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
CLE |
Cleveland, OH |
4 |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
1128 |
1434 |
1620 |
6 |
1318 |
1626 |
188 |
316 |
28 |
| American |
11/10 |
1900 |
43 |
185 |
57 |
Y |
SEA |
Seattle, WA |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
OKC |
Oklahoma City, OK |
1917 |
2222 |
2258 |
14 |
1905 |
2312 |
247 |
1660 |
85 |
| American Eagle |
11/30 |
3485 |
96 |
184 |
108 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
FWA |
Fort Wayne, IN |
7 |
CLE |
Cleveland, OH |
1804 |
2108 |
2147 |
20 |
1715 |
2150 |
275 |
859 |
131 |
| SkyWest |
11/11 |
6514 |
35 |
184 |
45 |
Y |
COS |
Colorado Springs, CO |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
2 |
COS |
Colorado Springs, CO |
1150 |
1454 |
1544 |
16 |
1300 |
1547 |
167 |
833 |
64 |
| American |
11/10 |
2060 |
68 |
182 |
76 |
Y |
SMF |
Sacramento, CA |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
1 |
SAT |
San Antonio, TX |
1912 |
2214 |
2328 |
12 |
1830 |
2348 |
318 |
1431 |
108 |
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics
Day of Week Code
1 Monday
2 Tuesday
3 Wednesday
4 Thursday
5 Friday
6 Saturday
7 Sunday