Flights with Tarmac Time of More than 3 Hours, Flights with Tarmac Time of More than 3 Hours, December 2010
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 | ||||||||||||||
| Delta | 12/12 | 192 | M | 1329 | DTW | Detroit, MI | MIA | Miami, FL | 508 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 475 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| United | 12/27 | 189 | D | 147 | SAN | San Diego, CA | SFO | San Francisco, CA | 224 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | MRY | Monterey, CA | 77 | Y |
| Pinnacle | 12/12 | 186 | C | 3829 | DTW | Detroit, MI | CID | Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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