Tarmac Time: Time away from airport gate in minutes
| Total Flights |
Total Cancelled Flights | Flights Departing Gate before Cancellation | Total Tarmac Time for Flights Departing Gate before Cancellation | Average Tarmac Time for Flights Departing Gate before Cancellation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirTran | 18,314 | 106 | 5 | 195 | 39 |
| Alaska | 10,299 | 138 | 11 | 174 | 16 |
| American | 42,915 | 958 | 29 | 1,745 | 60 |
| American Eagle | 31,965 | 511 | 26 | 749 | 29 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 21,452 | 249 | 23 | 796 | 35 |
| Comair | 11,733 | 179 | 7 | 438 | 63 |
| Continental | 19,868 | 119 | 4 | 110 | 28 |
| Delta | 32,600 | 301 | 13 | 511 | 39 |
| ExpressJet | 21,642 | 470 | 8 | 300 | 38 |
| Frontier | 6,524 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,658 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 15,087 | 106 | 4 | 136 | 34 |
| Mesa | 18,150 | 331 | 23 | 1,186 | 52 |
| Northwest | 21,950 | 126 | 14 | 669 | 48 |
| Pinnacle | 20,200 | 366 | 42 | 1,890 | 45 |
| SkyWest | 41,349 | 722 | 48 | 1,231 | 26 |
| Southwest | 86,491 | 556 | 6 | 64 | 11 |
| United | 29,896 | 505 | 24 | 625 | 26 |
| US Airways | 32,317 | 326 | 23 | 1,147 | 50 |
| All Airlines | 488,410 | 6,092 | 310 | 11,966 | 39 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics