Tarmac Time: The time away from the gate
before a flight was canceled. May
include multiple gate departures.
Ranked by longest single tarmac time
| Airline | Flight Date | Longest Single Tarmac Time (in mins.) | Total Tarmac Time (in mins.)* | Flight Number | Origin Airport | Origin City | Destination Airport | Destination City | Day of Week | Scheduled Departure Time | Actual Gate Departure Time | Departure Delay (in mins.) | Cause of Cancellation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Carrier | National Aviation System | Security | Weather | |||||||||||||
| US Airways | 2/11 | 298 | 313 | 1118 | DFW | Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX | CLT | Charlotte, NC | 4 | 1354 | 1527 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| US Airways | 2/11 | 287 | 287 | 541 | DFW | Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX | LAS | Las Vegas, NV | 4 | 730 | 749 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| US Airways | 2/11 | 264 | 264 | 1950 | DFW | Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX | CLT | Charlotte, NC | 4 | 1540 | 1720 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Airline | Flight Date | Longest Single Tarmac Time (in mins.) | Total Tarmac Time (in mins.)* | Flight Number | Origin Airport | Origin City | Destination Airport | Destination City | Day of Week | Scheduled Departure Time | Actual Gate Departure Time | Departure Delay (in mins.) | Cause of Cancellation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Carrier | National Aviation System | Security | Weather | |||||||||||||
| American Eagle | 2/8 | 191 | 191 | 3534 | LIT | Little Rock, AR | DFW | Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX | 1 | 640 | 959 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SkyWest | 2/24 | 189 | 189 | 6077 | ORD | Chicago, IL | MSN | Madison, WI | 3 | 2008 | 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
* Total Tarmac Time is the flight's total time away from the gate before cancellation. The total time may include more than one departure from the gate.
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