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Table 7 Diverted Flights - Tarmac Times by Hour Block December 2009
Table 7 Diverted Flights - Tarmac Times by Hour Block December 2009
Tarmac Time: Longest single time away from
airport gate at the diversion airport or airports.
Number of flights by longest 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+ | |||
| Southwest | 92,293 | 289 | 222 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SkyWest | 46,832 | 141 | 106 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 46,065 | 125 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ExpressJet | 27,898 | 102 | 56 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 36,819 | 102 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 33,498 | 97 | 54 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Northwest | 22,649 | 84 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 23,517 | 84 | 58 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 35,280 | 64 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 10,754 | 60 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 29,110 | 57 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pinnacle | 21,537 | 56 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 19,754 | 53 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 11,429 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 21,377 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 21,261 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 16,774 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 6,589 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,833 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Airlines | 529,269 | 1,488 | 822 | 352 | 194 | 93 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics