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Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times June 2009
Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times June 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 Time 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 | ||
| United | 32,990 | 48 | 0.15 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
| Delta | 35,467 | 33 | 0.09 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| American | 46,140 | 32 | 0.07 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
| US Airways | 34,774 | 24 | 0.07 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 16,504 | 23 | 0.14 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 14,085 | 22 | 0.16 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 27,513 | 15 | 0.05 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| American Eagle | 36,732 | 14 | 0.04 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 28,195 | 14 | 0.05 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 21,139 | 13 | 0.06 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 96,195 | 11 | 0.01 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| AirTran | 22,161 | 10 | 0.05 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 22,381 | 8 | 0.04 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 22,171 | 8 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| SkyWest | 47,396 | 3 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alaska | 12,138 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 27,822 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,658 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 6,133 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 557,594 | 278 | 0.05 | 40 | 42 | 172 | 1 | 23 |
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