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Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times November 2009
Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times November 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 | 35,778 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 19,573 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 36,247 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hawaiian | 5,661 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 6,671 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 10,483 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 10,503 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 15,370 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 20,218 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 20,625 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 20,920 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest | 21,558 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 24,584 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 25,023 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 27,739 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 33,019 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 42,208 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 43,737 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 89,623 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Airlines | 509,540 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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