Domestic Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 3 Hours and International Flights with Tarmac Times of More than 4 Hours, January 2014

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
Republic	1/2	247	C	3291	PHL	Philadelphia, PA	CHS	Charleston, SC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	246	TI	289	SLC	Salt Lake City, UT	MDW	Chicago, IL	381	0	381	0	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	241	TI	3160	PHX	Phoenix, AZ	MDW	Chicago, IL	388	0	378	0	0	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	237	TI	1377	SJC	San Jose, CA	MDW	Chicago, IL	385	0	234	0	109	42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	230	TI	3433	DEN	Denver, CO	MDW	Chicago, IL	396	0	292	0	0	104	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	227	TI	421	EWR	Newark, NJ	MDW	Chicago, IL	599	0	243	0	340	16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	224	TI	159	RDU	Raleigh/Durham, NC	MDW	Chicago, IL	457	0	201	0	201	55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	223	TI	2338	BDL	Hartford, CT	MDW	Chicago, IL	509	0	307	0	0	202	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	216	TI	491	SFO	San Francisco, CA	MDW	Chicago, IL	338	0	329	0	0	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	216	TI	502	SAN	San Diego, CA	MDW	Chicago, IL	419	0	209	0	0	210	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	215	TI	279	DEN	Denver, CO	MDW	Chicago, IL	324	5	207	0	0	112	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	213	TI	2968	MEM	Memphis, TN	MDW	Chicago, IL	457	0	377	0	0	80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	211	TI	592	ABQ	Albuquerque, NM	MDW	Chicago, IL	422	9	204	0	0	209	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	210	TI	1982	STL	St. Louis, MO	MDW	Chicago, IL	485	0	207	0	248	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	210	TI	2898	MCI	Kansas City, MO	MDW	Chicago, IL	388	0	306	0	54	128	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American	1/21	209	M	1277	BWI	Baltimore, MD	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	1296	0	8	0	1288	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	196	TI	4045	MHT	Manchester, NH	MDW	Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	1/2	196	TI	1884	BWI	Baltimore, MD	MDW	Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
International Flights
British Airways	1/2	283	C	66	PHL	Philadelphia, PA	LHR	London, UK	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Air Canada	1/11	271	D	1861	MCO	Orlando, FL	YYZ	Toronto, Canada	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	BUF	Buffalo, NY	Y	68
Jazz Aviation	1/11	244	D	7873	EWR	Newark, NJ	YYZ	Toronto, Canada	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	SYR	Syracuse, NY	Y	180

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, January 2014