Flights with Tarmac Time of More than 3 Hours, December 2012

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
American Eagle	12/25	272	TI	3361	BTR	Baton Rouge, LA	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	281	0	275	0	6	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	228	TI	2720	FSD	Sioux Falls, SD	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	271	5	233	0	0	33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	218	TI	3327	TYS	Knoxville, TN	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	204	0	185	0	0	19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	12/17	214	D	340	RDU	Raleigh/Durham, NC	BWI	Baltimore, MD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	ORF	Norfolk	159	Y
American Eagle	12/25	212	TI	3272	FSM	Fort Smith, AR	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	254	0	218	0	0	36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	206	TI	3227	MTJ	Montrose/Delta, CO	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	217	0	210	0	0	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American	12/25	205	TO	1463	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	TUS	Tucson, AZ	481	0	190	0	291	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest	12/17	202	D	1165	BDL	Hartford, CT	BWI	Baltimore, MD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	ORF	Norfolk	159	Y
American Eagle	12/25	201	TI	2731	PNS	Pensacola, FL	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	231	0	198	0	0	33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	200	C	3344	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	PNS	Pensacola, FL	N/A	0	0	0	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	193	TI	3229	MSN	Madison, WI	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	286	0	189	0	0	97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American	12/25	192	TI	1006	PDX	Portland, OR	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	230	23	177	0	0	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American	12/25	189	TI	1892	SNA	Santa Ana, CA	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	174	0	174	0	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	187	TI	2706	GRR	Grand Rapids, MI	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	263	0	207	0	8	48	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American	12/25	184	TI	2446	LAX	Los Angeles, CA	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	170	6	150	0	0	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American	12/25	181	TI	638	ABQ	Albuquerque, NM	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	266	1	173	0	0	92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
International Flights
American Eagle	12/25	250	C	2701	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth,TX	GDL	Guadalajara, Mexico	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	215	TI	2856	SLP	San Luis Potosi,Mexico	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth,TX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	214	C	2997	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth,TX	SLP	San Luis Potosi, Mexico	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Eagle	12/25	199	TO	251	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth,TX	GIG	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Delta	12/7	182	TO	258	MSP	Minneapolis,MN	AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	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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Flights with Tarmac Time of More than 3 Hours, December 2012