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Table 1A Airport Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times, April 2010
Table 1A Airport Summary of 3-Hour Tarmac Times, April 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 | |||
| Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A |
| Jacksonville, FL (JAX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,470 |
| Washington, DC (IAD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,241 |
| New York, NY (JFK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9,258 |
| All Airports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 529,330 |
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
* Departing flights reported by 18 airlines reporting on-time data