Flights with Tarmac Time of More than 3 Hours, May 2011
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 | ||||||||||||||
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 223 | TI | 3873 | ELP | El Paso, TX | ORD | Chicago, IL | 383 | 73 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 96 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 210 | TI | 4185 | CLE | Cleveland, OH | ORD | Chicago, IL | 337 | 0 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 109 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 208 | TI | 4122 | TRI | Bristol/Kngsprt/Jhnsn Cty, TN | ORD | Chicago, IL | 281 | 5 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 76 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 201 | TI | 4168 | RIC | Richmond, VA | ORD | Chicago, IL | 377 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 199 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 201 | TI | 4230 | ICT | Wichita, KS | ORD | Chicago, IL | 539 | 0 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 199 | TI | 3765 | DEN | Denver, CO | ORD | Chicago, IL | 351 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 146 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 194 | TI | 3709 | ATL | Atlanta, GA | ORD | Chicago, IL | 389 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 10 | 196 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/26 | 192 | C | 4305 | JFK | New York, NY | IND | Indianapolis, IN | N/A | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 190 | TI | 4143 | BUF | Buffalo, NY | ORD | Chicago, IL | 431 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 236 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 188 | TI | 4173 | ICT | Wichita, KS | ORD | Chicago, IL | 354 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 162 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 187 | TI | 4315 | CLE | Cleveland, OH | ORD | Chicago, IL | 462 | 0 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 249 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 183 | TI | 3919 | LIT | Little Rock, AR | ORD | Chicago, IL | 270 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 183 | TI | 4031 | MHK | Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS | ORD | Chicago, IL | 748 | 84 | 169 | 0 | 495 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Southwest | 5/11 | 182 | TO | 622 | DEN | Denver, CO | SEA | Seattle, WA | 233 | 79 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 181 | TI | 4164 | CMH | Columbus, OH | ORD | Chicago, IL | 210 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American Eagle | 5/29 | 181 | TI | 4215 | BNA | Nashville, TN | ORD | Chicago, IL | 297 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 121 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Notes:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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.