Domestic Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 3 Hours and International Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 4 Hours, May 2015 (revised July 2016)

Ranked by longest continuous tarmac time

Dataset Table:

Airline	Flight Date	Longest Continuous Tarmac Time (in mins.)	Stage of Operation*	Flight Number	Origin Airport	Origin City	Destination Airport	Destination City	Arrival Delay (in mins.)	Cause of Delay/Cancellation**	Diversion Airport	Diversion City	Diversion Airport Distance from Scheduled Destination	Reached Scheduled Destination
Air Carrier	National Aviation System	Security	Weather	Late Arriving Aircraft
Domestic Flights
Mesa	5/25	271	C	3798	IAH	Houston, TX	RDU	Raleigh, NC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United	5/25	238	C	1541	IAH	Houston, TX	TPA	Tampa, FL	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ExpressJet	5/25	228	C	4478	IAH	Houston, TX	OMA	Omaha, NE	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ExpressJet	5/25	225	C	4275	IAH	Houston, TX	CRP	Corpus Christi, TX	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mesa	5/25	215	TI	3741	MSY	New Orleans, LA	IAH	Houston, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mesa	5/25	215	C	3768	IAH	Houston, TX	AUS	Austin, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ExpressJet	5/25	214	C	4317	IAH	Houston, TX	MKE	Milwaukee, WI	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ExpressJet	5/25	209	C	4262	IAH	Houston, TX	MFE	McAllen, TX	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United	5/25	208	C	1529	IAH	Houston, TX	LAS	Las Vegas, NV	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United	5/25	205	C	1715	IAH	Houston, TX	SNA	Santa Ana, CA	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United	5/25	204	C	1735	IAH	Houston, TX	AUS	Austin, TX	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United	5/25	200	TO	746	IAH	Houston, TX	LAX	Los Angeles, CA	223	0	179	0	37	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alaska	5/19	196	D	733	BOS	Boston, MA	SEA	Seattle, WA	221	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	DLH	Duluth	1411	Y
United	5/20	194	D	756	DEN	Denver, CO	IAH	Houston, TX	249	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	HOU	Houston	24	Y
SkyWest	5/30	194	D	5167	MIA	Miami, FL	IAH	Houston, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	MSY	New Orleans	305	Y
ExpressJet	5/30	194	D	5786	VPS	Valparaiso, FL	IAH	Houston, TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	MSY	New Orleans	305	Y
ExpressJet	5/25	193	C	4554	IAH	Houston, TX	TYS	Knoxville, TN	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
International Flights
British Airways	5/9	310	M	218	DEN	Denver, CO	LHR	London, UK	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Notes:

International flight reports do not include arrival delay or cause of delay/cancellation flight data. These data are also not available for domestic flights reported by airlines that do not report monthly airline on-time data (Part 234) or for domestic charter flights reported by Part 234 carriers.

Description:

* Stage of Operation where 3-hour tarmac time took place:

C Prior to Cancellation: Flight left the gate but was canceled at the origin airport

D At Diversion Airport: The tarmac time at the alternate airport

M 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.

TI Taxi-in: The time between wheels-on and gate arrival

TO Taxi-out: The time between gate departure and wheels-off

** Cause of cancellation is 1 (if yes) or 0 (if no). Cause of delay for all other flights in minutes. No cause of delay or cause of diversion reported for diverted flights.

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Domestic Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 3 Hours and International Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 4 Hours, May 2015 (revised July 2016)