Tarmac Time: The time away from the gate before a flight was cancelled. May include multiple gate departures.
Ranked by longest single tarmac time
| Airline | Flight Date | Longest Single Tarmac Time (in mins.) | Total Tarmac Time (in mins.) | Flight Number | Origin Airport | Origin City | Destination Airport | Destination City | Day of Week | Scheduled Departure Time | Actual Gate Departure Time | Departure Delay (in mins.) | Cause of Cancellation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Carrier | National Aviation System | Security | Weather | |||||||||||||
| US Airways | 2/3 | 259 | 259 | 1165 | PHL | Philadelphia, PA | CLT | Charlotte, NC | 2 | 2045 | 2145 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| American | 2/3 | 252 | 252 | 1769 | PHL | Philadelphia, PA | ORD | Chicago, IL | 2 | 1905 | 2208 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| American | 2/3 | 212 | 212 | 487 | PHL | Philadelphia, PA | MIA | Miami, FL | 2 | 1810 | 2144 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mesa | 2/3 | 212 | 212 | 7218 | PHL | Philadelphia, PA | IAD | Washington, DC | 2 | 1924 | 2123 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 2/4 | 189 | 189 | 1265 | PHL | Philadelphia, PA | ORD | Chicago, IL | 3 | 745 | 815 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Day of Week Code
1 Monday
2 Tuesday
3 Wednesday
4 Thursday
5 Friday
6 Saturday
7 Sunday