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Table 1 Airport Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times February 2010
Table 1 Airport Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times February 2010
Number of Flights with Longest Single Tarmac
Time of 3 Hours or More by Airport
For an explanation of the new reports, see New Tarmac Time Data Q&A
Airports ranked by number of longest single
tarmac times of 3 hours or longer
| Airport | Longest Single Tarmac Times of 3 Hours or Longer | Stage of Operation of the 3-Hour Tarmac Time | Departing Flights* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to Cancellation | Multiple Gate Departure | Taxi-Out | Taxi-In | At Diversion Airport | |||
| Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) | 35 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 20,563 |
| Charlotte, NC (CLT) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8,878 |
| Chicago, IL (ORD) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23,747 |
| Dallas, TX (DAL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3,575 |
| New York, NY (LGA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7,449 |
| Harrisburg, PA (MDT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 325 |
| Little Rock, AR (LIT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,507 |
| Columbus, OH (CMH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,268 |
| Washington, DC (DCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5,959 |
| Orlando, FL (MCO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,439 |
| All Airports | 61 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 481,988 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Explanation of Stage of Operation
Prior to Cancellation: Flight left the gate but was canceled 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
* Departing flights reported by 18 airlines reporting on-time
data