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Table 7 Diverted Flights - Tarmac Times by Hour Block Feb 2009
Table 7 Diverted Flights - Tarmac Times by Hour Block Feb 2009
Tarmac Time: Longest single time away from airport gate at the diversion airport or airports.
Number of flights by longest tarmac time at diversion airport. Does not include taxi-out time at origin airport or taxi-in at scheduled destination. Airlines ranked by number of diverted flights.
| Total Flights |
Diverted Flights | Tarmac Times (longest single time in minutes) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 15-29 | 30-59 | 60-119 | 120-179 | 180-239 | 240-299 | 300+ | Total 180+ | |||
| SkyWest | 41,349 | 96 | 75 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 86,491 | 94 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 20,200 | 72 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 42,915 | 69 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 21,452 | 53 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 32,600 | 52 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 31,965 | 49 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 10,299 | 46 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 21,950 | 43 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 21,642 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 29,896 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 18,150 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 32,317 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 15,087 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 18,314 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 19,868 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 11,733 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,658 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 6,524 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Airlines | 488,410 | 812 | 438 | 199 | 102 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics