Domestic Tarmac Times by Year, Partial Year or Month
Period Start:
Period Start:
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
To:
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Trend Check:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
To:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tarmac Min:
61
121
181
241
301
Max:
120
180
240
300
301+
Total Tarmac Times Stage of Operation Domestic
Total Percent of Regularly Scheduled Flights Prior To Cancellation Multiple Gate Departure Taxi-Out Taxi-In At Diversion Airport
2018 13 0.00 6 2 1 2 2 621,398
2019 10 0.00 5 3 1 1 0 638,649
2020 4 0.00 0 2 2 0 0 660,556
2021 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 379,384
2022 14 0.00 2 0 3 4 5 563,737
2023 18 0.00 3 2 3 0 10 573,877
Note: Tarmac times for all flights by airlines reporting on-time data are available beginning with October 2008 data. From January 1995 through September 2008, airlines reporting on-time data reported only taxi-out and taxi-in times. Airlines currently reporting on-time data. Note: Numbers found here may differ from those previously available on the BTS website and on the Air Travel Consumer Report. Beginning with the release of May 2010 data, lengthy tarmac times are measured as more than 3 hours (181 minutes plus). Previous releases used the measurement of 3 hours or more (180 minutes plus). 2-hour and 1-hour tarmac times have been changed to conform. Data from previous months on this application have been revised but may differ from the previously-released Air Travel Consumer Report Tables 11 and 12, which were not revised. Air Travel Consumer Report Tables 11 and 12, beginning with the release of May 2010 data in the July report, will reflect the change in measurement. Explanation of Stage of Operation Prior to Cancellation: Flight left the gate but was cancelled at the origin airport 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. Taxi-out: The time between gate departure and wheels-off Taxi-in: The time between wheels-on and gate arrival At Diversion Airport: The tarmac time at the alternate airport The number of reporting carriers has varied as follows: 1995: 10 1996: 10 1997: 10 1998: 10 1999: 10 2000: 10 (11 starting in November when Aloha Airlines started reporting for the first time) 2001: 12 (11 starting in November when Aloha Airlines ceased reporting for the first time) 2002: 10 2003: 17 (18 starting in November when Hawaiian Airlines started reporting) 2004: 19 2005: 20 (19 through April after which Frontier Airlines started reporting) 2006: 20 (19 through March after which Aloha Airlines started reporting for the second time) 2007: 20 2008: 19 (20 through February after which Aloha Airlines ceased reporting) 2009: 19 2010: 18 2011: 16
2016: 12
2017: 12
2018: 17 (18 through March after which Alaska Airlines and Virgin America began joint reporting)
2019: 17
2020: 17
2021: 17