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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
Atlanta, GA (ATL)12463810709925
New York, NY (JFK)396622501128
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)23501170158
Philadelphia, PA (PHL)21104160201
Washington, DC (IAD)1100308110
Houston, TX (IAH)90214272
Newark, NJ (EWR)71014116
Austin, TX (AUS)71010516
Boston, MA (BOS)70122216
Miami, FL (MIA)62040042
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU)50001414
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)52010214
New York, NY (LGA)51111123
Orlando, FL (MCO)40101213
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)40012140
Las Vegas, NV (LAS)40120122
Richmond, VA (RIC)30000303
Indianapolis, IN (IND)21000111
Tucson, AZ (TUS)20000211
Chicago, IL (ORD)21001020
Memphis, TN (MEM)22000020
San Francisco, CA (SFO)20000202
Hartford, CT (BDL)20000202
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI)20000202
Baltimore, MD (BWI)20000202
Charlotte, NC (CLT)20000202
Colorado Springs, CO (COS)20000220
San Antonio, TX (SAT)20000202
Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA (ABE)10000110
Buffalo, NY (BUF)10000101
Charleston, SC (CHS)10000101
Cleveland, OH (CLE)10000101
Columbus, OH (CMH)11000010
Corpus Christi, TX (CRP)11000010
Doha, Qatar (DOH)10001001
Everett, WA (PAE)10000110
Harrisburg, PA (MDT)11000010
Honolulu, HI (HNL)10000101
Houston, TX (HOU)10000110
Huntsville, AL (HSV)10000101
Knoxville, TN (TYS)10000110
Louisville, KY (SDF)11000010
Milwaukee, WI (MKE)11000010
Montgomery, AL (MGM)10000101
Norfolk, VA (ORF)10000101
Ontario, CA (ONT)10000101
Punta Gorda, FL (PGD)10001010
Rockford, IL (RFD)10000101
Rome, Italy (FCO)10001001
San Jose, CA (SJC)10000110
Seattle, WA (SEA)10001001
St. Louis, MO (STL)11000010
Syracuse, NY (SYR)10000110
Tulsa, OK (TUL)10000101
Washington, DC (DCA)11000010
Total Airports33345194915565193140

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