Flights with Taxi-Out Times of 2 hours or more
Taxi-Out Time: The time elapsed between departure from the
origin airport gate and wheels off.
Ranked by number of November 2008 flights with taxi-out times of
120 minutes or more
| Carrier | Number of Flights in November 2008 by Minutes of Taxi-out Time | Total Flights | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120-179 | 180-239 | 240-299 | 300+ | Total 120+ |
Total 180+ |
||
| Express Jet | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 22,285 |
| Continental | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 21,572 |
| American | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 44,832 |
| Skywest | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 41,282 |
| US Airways | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 35,091 |
| Comair | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12,723 |
| American Eagle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 33,908 |
| Mesa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19,397 |
| United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31,040 |
| Southwest | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 96,144 |
| Delta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36,939 |
| Frontier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7,106 |
| AirTran | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20,212 |
| Pinnacle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21,371 |
| JetBlue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15,645 |
| Northwest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24,043 |
| Atlantic Southeast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22,865 |
| Hawaiian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,783 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,029 |
| Total | 165 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 4 | 523,267 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics