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Table 1 Summary of Three-Hour Tarmac Times Dec 2008
Table 1 Summary of Three-Hour Tarmac Times Dec 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 Times 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 | ||
| Continental | 22,691 | 52 | 0.23 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| ExpressJet | 24,590 | 45 | 0.18 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| SkyWest | 44,240 | 17 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 35,024 | 16 | 0.05 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 36,933 | 13 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| American | 47,329 | 10 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 24,635 | 8 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Comair | 13,711 | 6 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 36,634 | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 16,707 | 3 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 20,613 | 3 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 22,466 | 3 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 32,643 | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 97,831 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,366 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 6,113 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 11,330 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 20,628 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 23,474 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 544,958 | 187 | 0.03 | 40 | 14 | 116 | 7 | 10 |
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