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+ | |||
| American | 45,605 | 181 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 73 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 96,875 | 178 | 144 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 35,184 | 150 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 52 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| ExpressJet | 24,642 | 114 | 48 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 20,510 | 111 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 22,040 | 110 | 49 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 24,770 | 106 | 55 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 35,759 | 103 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SkyWest | 44,568 | 82 | 51 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 31,387 | 63 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pinnacle | 22,039 | 59 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 34,691 | 58 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 16,899 | 53 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 20,421 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 13,686 | 44 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 24,675 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 11,060 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,106 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,876 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Airlines | 537,793 | 1,521 | 635 | 381 | 217 | 227 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics