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Table 7 Diverted Flights - Tarmac Times by Hour Block May 2009
Table 7 Diverted Flights - Tarmac Times by Hour Block May 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+ | |||
| American | 46,622 | 193 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 74 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 97,696 | 174 | 136 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 37,408 | 99 | 28 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 35,230 | 80 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 44,689 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 31,798 | 68 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 22,023 | 62 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 35,594 | 59 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 16,218 | 53 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 25,292 | 53 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 21,264 | 52 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 25,124 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 20,714 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 11,796 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 21,950 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 25,086 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 14,495 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,711 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 6,122 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Airlines | 546,832 | 1,201 | 537 | 304 | 174 | 156 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics