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Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times October 2009
Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times October 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 | ||
| Delta | 36,659 | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 14,723 | 3 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 11,486 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 45,676 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 46,523 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 6,076 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,220 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 11,440 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 20,838 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 20,884 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 20,950 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 21,529 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 22,673 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 23,079 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 25,753 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 30,637 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 34,428 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 38,125 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 93,100 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 531,799 | 12 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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