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Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times, March 2010
Table 1 Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times, March 2010
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 | ||
| SkyWest | 51,541 | 10 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| American | 47,300 | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 26,534 | 3 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| United | 29,704 | 3 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| American Eagle | 37,089 | 3 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier | 6,876 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AirTran | 21,169 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest | 95,409 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian | 5,453 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 10,932 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comair | 11,384 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa | 16,442 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JetBlue | 17,747 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental | 20,457 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle | 23,057 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ExpressJet | 32,542 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Airways | 34,344 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 60,302 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Airlines | 548,282 | 25 | 0.00 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
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
Note: Beginning March 1, 2010, one of the four runways at New Yorks JFK International Airport was closed for construction. The closure is expected to last at least through June, and associated work will continue later into the year. The closure and associated work may cause or exacerbate flight delays for all carriers operating to/from JFK, as well as other airports throughout the National Airspace System, and should be recognized in any year-over-year comparisons.