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Table 1 Summary of Three-Hour Tarmac Times Feb 2009
Table 1 Summary of Three-Hour Tarmac Times Feb 2009
Number and Percentage of Flights with Longest Single Tarmac Time
of Three Hours or More
For an explanation of the new reports, see
New Tarmac Time Data Q&A
Airlines ranked by number of longest single tarmac times of
three hours or longer
| Number of Regularly Scheduled Flights | Longest Single 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 | ||
| Northwest | 21,950 | 10 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 32,317 | 9 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 11,733 | 7 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 42,915 | 5 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 20,200 | 4 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 86,491 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 21,642 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 32,600 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 18,150 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,658 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 6,524 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 10,299 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 15,087 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 18,314 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 19,868 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 21,452 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 29,896 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 31,965 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 41,349 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 488,410 | 43 | 0.01 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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