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Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times September 2009 (Revised Nov. 24, 2009)
Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times September 2009 (Revised Nov. 24, 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 | ||
| Delta | 34,688 | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| American | 44,135 | 2* | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0* |
| Northwest | 21,940 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pinnacle | 20,825 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 11,258 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 14,496 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 19,237 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 22,775 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,233 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 19,423 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,904 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 36,786 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 10,682 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 45,146 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 29,860 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 32,529 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 89,769 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 24,396 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 19,770 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 510,852 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Revised from Nov. 9, 2009 release
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-out: The time between wheels-on and gate arrival
At Diversion Airport: The tarmac time at the alternate airport