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Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times July 2009
Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times July 2009
Number and Percent of Flights with Tarmac Times of 3 Hours or
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Airlines ranked by number of tarmac times of 3 hours or longer
| Number of Regularly Scheduled Flights | 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 | ||
| US Airways | 35,730 | 34 | 0.10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| Delta | 37,145 | 26 | 0.07 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| JetBlue | 17,480 | 24 | 0.14 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 47,674 | 20 | 0.04 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Continental | 23,193 | 16 | 0.07 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| United | 33,948 | 14 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Southwest | 99,070 | 9 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 29,328 | 6 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 38,097 | 4 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 14,373 | 4 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 29,711 | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 21,792 | 3 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 48,953 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 23,889 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 12,786 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 29,197 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,928 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 23,195 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 6,645 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 580,134 | 164 | 0.03 | 21 | 20 | 105 | 0 | 18 |
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