Tarmac Time: Longest single time away from airport gate at the
diversion airport or airports.
Number of flights by longest single tarmac time at diversion
airport. Does not include taxi-out
time at origin airport or taxi-in at scheduled destination. Airlines ranked
by number of diverted flights.
| Total Flights |
Diverted Flights | Tarmac Times (longest single time in minutes) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 15-29 | 30-59 | 60-119 | 120-179 | 180-239 | 240-299 | 300+ | Total 180+ | |||
| American | 45,676 | 132 | 20 | 19 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 93,100 | 125 | 107 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 25,753 | 118 | 45 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 46,523 | 88 | 67 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 38,125 | 87 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 14,723 | 61 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 21,529 | 60 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 22,673 | 58 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 36,659 | 49 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 23,079 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 20,950 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 20,838 | 43 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 30,637 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 34,428 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 20,884 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 11,440 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 11,486 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 7,220 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 6,076 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Airlines | 531,799 | 1,081 | 520 | 260 | 182 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics