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Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times May 2009
Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times May 2009
Number and Percent of Flights with Longest Single Tarmac Time of
3 Hours or More
For an explanation of the new reports, see
New Tarmac Time Data Q&A
Airlines ranked by number of longest single tarmac times of 3
hours or longer
| Number of Regularly Scheduled Flights | Longest Single Tarmac Times of 3 Hours or Longer | Stage of Operation of the 3-Hour Tarmac Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Percent | Prior to Cancellation | Multiple Gate Departure | Taxi-Out | Taxi-In | At Diversion Airport | ||
| Mesa | 20,714 | 8 | 0.04 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 35,230 | 6 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 35,594 | 4 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 37,408 | 4 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 46,622 | 4 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Comair | 14,495 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 31,798 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 97,696 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 16,218 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 22,023 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,711 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 21,950 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 6,122 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 11,796 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 25,124 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 25,086 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 44,689 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 21,264 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 25,292 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 546,832 | 35 | 0.01 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Explanation of Stage of Operation
Prior to Cancellation:
Flight left the gate but was cancelled at the origin airport
Multiple Gate Departure: Flight left the gate, then returned and
then left again to resume normal operation.
Tarmac time is the time before the return to the gate.
Taxi-out: The time between gate departure and wheels-off
Taxi-in: The time between wheels-on and gate arrival
At Diversion Airport: The tarmac time at the alternate airport