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International and Domestic Tarmac Times by Airport
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Data begins with August 2011. Data available through January 2024 Please limit search using dropdowns to a single calendar year.
This page has tarmac times for all domestic flights and all international flights to and from the United States (U.S. airports only). For tarmac times since 1995 for domestic flights operated by large airlines, see Domestic Tarmac Times
AirportTarmac TimesStage of Operation Tarmac Flights
TotalPrior To CancellationMultiple Gate DepartureTaxi-OutTaxi-InAt Diversion AirportDomesticInternational
Newark, NJ (EWR)623819230602
New York, NY (JFK)512819211438
New York, NY (LGA)401618060400
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)1843209180
Philadelphia, PA (PHL)17105002152
Orlando, FL (MCO)1624001079
Atlanta, GA (ATL)91206090
Chicago, IL (ORD)70304070
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)64200060
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI)51000423
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)50210250
Washington, DC (IAD)50012232
San Francisco, CA (SFO)40400040
Minneapolis, MN (MSP)43010040
Colorado Springs, CO (COS)40000440
Abilene, TX (ABI)40000431
Amarillo, TX (AMA)40000440
Miami, FL (MIA)40301040
Lafayette, LA (LFT)30000321
Houston, TX (HOU)30200130
Chicago, IL (MDW)32001030
Washington, DC (DCA)31200030
Baltimore, MD (BWI)30000330
Boston, MA (BOS)30210030
Cincinnati, OH (CVG)30003030
Portland, OR (PDX)20002020
Key West, FL (EYW)20200020
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)20000202
Savannah, GA (SAV)20100111
Austin, TX (AUS)20100120
Durango, CO (DRO)20110020
Houston, TX (IAH)21100020
Seattle, WA (SEA)21001020
Albany, NY (ALB)10000101
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)10000110
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)10000101
Bismarck/Mandan, ND (BIS)11000010
Charleston, SC (CHS)10100010
Charlotte, NC (CLT)10100010
Dallas, TX (DAL)10100010
Des Moines, IA (DSM)10010010
Fayetteville, AR (XNA)11000010
Idaho Falls, ID (IDA)10000110
Indianapolis, IN (IND)10000110
Milwaukee, WI (MKE)10100010
Oakland, CA (OAK)10000101
Panama City, Panama (PTY)10100001
Pensacola, FL (PNS)10001010
Rochester, NY (ROC)10000110
Sacramento, CA (SMF)10000101
San Antonio, TX (SAT)10000110
San Jose, CA (SJC)10000110
San Juan, PR (SJU)10000101
Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU)10100001
St. Louis, MO (STL)10000110
Syracuse, NY (SYR)10000110
Tulsa, OK (TUL)10000110
Valparaiso, FL (VPS)10001010
Total Airports32711410212326728938

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.

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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


* Departing flights reported by 18 airlines reporting on-time data.

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

2012: 15
2013: 16
2014: 14
2015: 13 (14 through June after which American and US Airways began joint reporting)
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