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Table 3 Cancelled Flights Summary and Average Tarmac Times September 2009
Table 3 Cancelled Flights Summary and Average Tarmac Times September 2009
Tarmac Time: Time away from airport gate in minutes
Airlines
ranked by number of flights departing gate before cancellation
| Total Flights |
Total Cancelled Flights | Flights Departing Gate before Cancellation | Total Tarmac Time for Flights Departing Gate before Cancellation (Minutes) | Average Tarmac Time for Flights Departing Gate before Cancellation (Minutes) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Eagle | 36,786 | 439 | 34 | 1,051 | 31 |
| SkyWest | 45,146 | 305 | 30 | 544 | 18 |
| Pinnacle | 20,825 | 173 | 18 | 454 | 25 |
| United | 29,860 | 255 | 18 | 582 | 32 |
| American | 44,135 | 244 | 11 | 423 | 38 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 22,775 | 235 | 10 | 379 | 38 |
| US Airways | 32,529 | 176 | 10 | 472 | 47 |
| Northwest | 21,940 | 64 | 9 | 257 | 29 |
| Delta | 34,688 | 201 | 8 | 404 | 51 |
| Alaska | 11,258 | 44 | 5 | 50 | 10 |
| ExpressJet | 24,396 | 96 | 5 | 100 | 20 |
| Comair | 10,682 | 47 | 3 | 104 | 35 |
| Mesa | 19,770 | 185 | 3 | 119 | 40 |
| JetBlue | 14,496 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 16 |
| Continental | 19,237 | 23 | 1 | 77 | 77 |
| AirTran | 19,423 | 69 | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Southwest | 89,769 | 341 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Frontier | 7,233 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,904 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Airlines | 510,852 | 2,934 | 169 | 5,078 | 30 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics