Table 9 Diversion Airport Time of Three or More Hours for Flights Reaching Scheduled Destination Feb 2009
Time at Diversion Airport: The total time on the tarmac and at the terminal when passengers are given the opportunity to deplane.
Ranked by total time at diversion airport including terminal time. Flights with multiple diversions are ranked by the longest total time at a diversion airport. Data for the first diversion is listed first, followed by subsequent diversions on the rows immediately below.
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Total Time at Diversion Airport of 12 Hours or More
| American Eagle |
2/10 |
3773 |
7 |
769 |
12 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
ABI |
Abilene, TX |
2 |
LBB |
Lubbock, TX |
1947 |
836 |
901 |
11 |
1925 |
904 |
819 |
158 |
26 |
| Pinnacle |
2/3 |
2637 |
39 |
764 |
47 |
Y |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
PHL |
Philadelphia, PA |
2 |
ABE |
Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA |
2355 |
1239 |
1257 |
61 |
2216 |
1318 |
902 |
874 |
129 |
| American Eagle |
2/11 |
3597 |
41 |
738 |
45 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
CMH |
Columbus, OH |
3 |
SDF |
Louisville, KY |
2202 |
1020 |
1054 |
13 |
2050 |
1057 |
847 |
927 |
61 |
| American |
2/26 |
2307 |
16 |
736 |
19 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
JAC |
Jackson, WY |
4 |
SLC |
Salt Lake City, UT |
2104 |
920 |
1008 |
16 |
1910 |
1011 |
901 |
1046 |
38 |
| American Eagle |
2/10 |
3119 |
8 |
728 |
14 |
Y |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
XNA |
Fayetteville, AR |
2 |
OKC |
Oklahoma City, OK |
2101 |
909 |
946 |
13 |
2125 |
954 |
749 |
1371 |
35 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 10 Hours or More
| American |
2/11 |
658 |
11 |
636 |
14 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
DAY |
Dayton, OH |
3 |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
2206 |
842 |
1022 |
11 |
2225 |
1025 |
720 |
861 |
28 |
| American Eagle |
2/18 |
3569 |
21 |
606 |
31 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
CRP |
Corpus Christi, TX |
3 |
LRD |
Laredo, TX |
2329 |
935 |
959 |
17 |
2240 |
1003 |
683 |
354 |
52 |
| Pinnacle |
2/6 |
2824 |
17 |
604 |
23 |
Y |
MSP |
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
IDA |
Idaho Falls, ID |
5 |
BZN |
Bozeman, MT |
2318 |
922 |
958 |
12 |
2310 |
1001 |
651 |
939 |
38 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 9 Hours or More
| Pinnacle |
2/18 |
2945 |
20 |
559 |
36 |
Y |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
HPN |
White Plains, NY |
3 |
SWF |
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY |
2335 |
854 |
911 |
26 |
2258 |
916 |
618 |
505 |
67 |
| American |
2/3 |
892 |
85 |
548 |
127 |
Y |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
PHL |
Philadelphia, PA |
2 |
IAD |
Washington, DC |
14 |
922 |
1000 |
42 |
2300 |
1125 |
745 |
1302 |
254 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 6 Hours or More
| Pinnacle |
2/18 |
2363 |
21 |
419 |
28 |
Y |
DTW |
Detroit, MI |
BGM |
Binghamton/Endct/Jhnsn Cty, NY |
3 |
ELM |
Elmira/Corning, NY |
2320 |
619 |
633 |
18 |
2310 |
638 |
448 |
378 |
51 |
| Delta |
2/23 |
1665 |
30 |
413 |
32 |
Y |
FLL |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
1 |
TPA |
Tampa, FL |
826 |
1519 |
1711 |
11 |
939 |
1722 |
463 |
2342 |
54 |
| United |
2/9 |
662 |
68 |
411 |
79 |
Y |
PHX |
Phoenix, AZ |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
1 |
ABQ |
Albuquerque, NM |
907 |
1558 |
1907 |
19 |
1218 |
1923 |
425 |
1440 |
114 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 5 Hours or More
| Continental |
2/18 |
40 |
75 |
316 |
83 |
Y |
IAH |
Houston, TX |
EWR |
Newark, NJ |
3 |
BOS |
Boston, MA |
1557 |
2113 |
2214 |
23 |
1502 |
2226 |
444 |
1400 |
118 |
| Skywest |
2/26 |
4792 |
28 |
313 |
32 |
Y |
SLC |
Salt Lake City, UT |
BZN |
Bozeman, MT |
4 |
BIL |
Billings, MT |
1326 |
1839 |
1918 |
18 |
1234 |
1927 |
413 |
347 |
59 |
| American |
2/10 |
2076 |
28 |
312 |
39 |
Y |
ELP |
El Paso, TX |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
2 |
ABI |
Abilene, TX |
1139 |
1651 |
1730 |
11 |
1210 |
1741 |
331 |
551 |
61 |
| JetBlue |
2/18 |
448 |
9 |
308 |
13 |
Y |
TPA |
Tampa, FL |
BOS |
Boston, MA |
3 |
TPA |
Tampa, FL |
2032 |
140 |
401 |
10 |
2200 |
406 |
366 |
1185 |
28 |
| Comair |
2/24 |
6780 |
91 |
300 |
98 |
Y |
JAX |
Jacksonville, FL |
LGA |
New York, NY |
2 |
JFK |
New York, NY |
1356 |
1856 |
1935 |
20 |
1351 |
1942 |
351 |
834 |
125 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 4 Hours or More
| United |
2/10 |
139 |
42 |
295 |
49 |
Y |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
2 |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
1048 |
1543 |
1749 |
17 |
1245 |
1756 |
311 |
1846 |
73 |
| Skywest |
2/21 |
2822 |
14 |
291 |
18 |
Y |
MSP |
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
MKE |
Milwaukee, WI |
6 |
MSN |
Madison, WI |
1048 |
1539 |
1611 |
66 |
830 |
1616 |
466 |
297 |
89 |
| Atlantic Southeast |
2/28 |
5433 |
30 |
278 |
33 |
Y |
FWA |
Fort Wayne, IN |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
6 |
FWA |
Fort Wayne, IN |
1641 |
2119 |
2248 |
11 |
1621 |
2303 |
402 |
508 |
59 |
| Express Jet |
2/27 |
2291 |
9 |
259 |
18 |
Y |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
EWR |
Newark, NJ |
5 |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
1713 |
2132 |
50 |
13 |
1550 |
56 |
546 |
946 |
37 |
| Delta |
2/18 |
243 |
43 |
258 |
61 |
Y |
JFK |
New York, NY |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
3 |
TYS |
Knoxville, TN |
2045 |
103 |
131 |
28 |
1935 |
137 |
362 |
760 |
95 |
| Southwest |
2/26 |
364 |
163 |
246 |
173 |
Y |
PHL |
Philadelphia, PA |
MDW |
Chicago, IL |
4 |
IND |
Indianapolis, IN |
2206 |
212 |
147 |
13 |
2040 |
153 |
313 |
668 |
192 |
| Mesa |
2/25 |
7256 |
65 |
246 |
74 |
Y |
JFK |
New York, NY |
IAD |
Washington, DC |
3 |
JFK |
New York, NY |
2023 |
29 |
120 |
22 |
2131 |
125 |
234 |
228 |
101 |
| JetBlue |
2/3 |
558 |
119 |
243 |
136 |
Y |
TPA |
Tampa, FL |
HPN |
White Plains, NY |
2 |
SWF |
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY |
1523 |
1926 |
1944 |
11 |
1420 |
2055 |
395 |
1032 |
218 |
Total Time at Diversion Airport of 3 Hours or More
| Delta |
2/27 |
1664 |
14 |
234 |
20 |
Y |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
CMH |
Columbus, OH |
5 |
CVG |
Covington, KY |
1614 |
2008 |
2041 |
29 |
1610 |
2047 |
277 |
446 |
55 |
| United |
2/13 |
1178 |
96 |
229 |
102 |
Y |
DEN |
Denver, CO |
DSM |
Des Moines, IA |
5 |
FSD |
Sioux Falls, SD |
1608 |
1957 |
2035 |
13 |
1539 |
2044 |
305 |
589 |
124 |
| Express Jet |
2/14 |
2529 |
39 |
227 |
64 |
Y |
PIT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
IAH |
Houston, TX |
6 |
PIT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1504 |
1851 |
2103 |
26 |
1648 |
2113 |
265 |
1117 |
100 |
| Delta |
2/3 |
1383 |
82 |
222 |
98 |
Y |
BOS |
Boston, MA |
LGA |
New York, NY |
2 |
JFK |
New York, NY |
1318 |
1700 |
1723 |
26 |
1243 |
1731 |
288 |
185 |
132 |
| American |
2/10 |
550 |
13 |
221 |
28 |
Y |
LAS |
Las Vegas, NV |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
2 |
AUS |
Austin, TX |
2110 |
51 |
125 |
16 |
2120 |
130 |
250 |
1055 |
49 |
| Northwest |
2/26 |
369 |
40 |
218 |
45 |
Y |
JFK |
New York, NY |
MSP |
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
4 |
GRB |
Green Bay/Clintonville, WI |
1421 |
1759 |
1856 |
21 |
1338 |
1907 |
329 |
1028 |
77 |
| Atlantic Southeast |
2/21 |
4958 |
8 |
214 |
14 |
Y |
DAY |
Dayton, OH |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
6 |
CVG |
Covington, KY |
1841 |
2215 |
2320 |
12 |
2002 |
2323 |
201 |
432 |
29 |
| American Eagle |
2/26 |
4363 |
29 |
214 |
36 |
Y |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
MCI |
Kansas City, MO |
4 |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
1501 |
1835 |
1940 |
9 |
1510 |
1942 |
272 |
403 |
47 |
| Delta |
2/27 |
1694 |
16 |
211 |
25 |
Y |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
BDL |
Hartford, CT |
5 |
ATL |
Atlanta, GA |
1624 |
1955 |
2150 |
22 |
1709 |
2159 |
290 |
859 |
56 |
| American Eagle |
2/11 |
3442 |
6 |
207 |
10 |
Y |
XNA |
Fayetteville, AR |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
3 |
XNA |
Fayetteville, AR |
855 |
1222 |
1313 |
23 |
935 |
1323 |
228 |
281 |
43 |
| American Eagle |
2/11 |
4198 |
20 |
205 |
29 |
Y |
GRB |
Green Bay/Clintonville, WI |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
3 |
MKE |
Milwaukee, WI |
1816 |
2141 |
2204 |
9 |
1755 |
2228 |
273 |
174 |
62 |
| JetBlue |
2/5 |
209 |
17 |
194 |
20 |
Y |
JFK |
New York, NY |
LGB |
Long Beach, CA |
4 |
SAN |
San Diego, CA |
1525 |
1839 |
1903 |
14 |
1513 |
1917 |
244 |
2465 |
48 |
| American |
2/16 |
1276 |
22 |
192 |
28 |
Y |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
STL |
St. Louis, MO |
1 |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
1542 |
1854 |
2355 |
14 |
1850 |
2400 |
310 |
1736 |
47 |
| United |
2/15 |
931 |
26 |
192 |
34 |
Y |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
LAX |
Los Angeles, CA |
7 |
SFO |
San Francisco, CA |
2125 |
37 |
131 |
20 |
2052 |
137 |
285 |
337 |
60 |
| American |
2/10 |
1270 |
19 |
190 |
24 |
Y |
SNA |
Santa Ana, CA |
DFW |
Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX |
2 |
SAT |
San Antonio, TX |
2103 |
13 |
54 |
9 |
2125 |
103 |
218 |
1205 |
42 |
| JetBlue |
2/14 |
260 |
50 |
187 |
74 |
Y |
LGB |
Long Beach, CA |
FLL |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
6 |
PBI |
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL |
514 |
821 |
840 |
14 |
508 |
843 |
215 |
2327 |
91 |
| Comair |
2/23 |
6430 |
7 |
187 |
12 |
Y |
BHM |
Birmingham, AL |
LGA |
New York, NY |
1 |
BHM |
Birmingham, AL |
2058 |
5 |
254 |
5 |
2115 |
300 |
345 |
866 |
23 |
| Mesa |
2/28 |
1154 |
14 |
185 |
21 |
Y |
HNL |
Honolulu, HI |
LIH |
Lihue, HI |
6 |
HNL |
Honolulu, HI |
1459 |
1804 |
1826 |
15 |
1507 |
1836 |
209 |
102 |
46 |
| United |
2/3 |
422 |
16 |
184 |
24 |
Y |
DEN |
Denver, CO |
EWR |
Newark, NJ |
2 |
ORD |
Chicago, IL |
1745 |
2049 |
2336 |
16 |
1635 |
2353 |
438 |
1605 |
57 |
| Mesa |
2/28 |
2671 |
12 |
182 |
17 |
Y |
CLT |
Charlotte, NC |
MEM |
Memphis, TN |
6 |
CLT |
Charlotte, NC |
1913 |
2215 |
2259 |
42 |
1826 |
2305 |
279 |
512 |
65 |
| Southwest |
2/26 |
200 |
139 |
180 |
147 |
Y |
OAK |
Oakland, CA |
MDW |
Chicago, IL |
4 |
IND |
Indianapolis, IN |
2204 |
104 |
36 |
7 |
2020 |
42 |
262 |
1844 |
160 |
| Express Jet |
2/10 |
2376 |
72 |
180 |
76 |
Y |
IAH |
Houston, TX |
ICT |
Wichita, KS |
2 |
XNA |
Fayetteville, AR |
1943 |
2243 |
2317 |
30 |
1947 |
2321 |
214 |
542 |
110 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Day of Week Code
1 Monday
2 Tuesday
3 Wednesday
4 Thursday
5 Friday
6 Saturday
7 Sunday