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International and Domestic Tarmac Times by Airline

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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

Airline	Tarmac Times	Stage of Operation					Tarmac Flights
Airline	Total	Prior To Cancellation	Multiple Gate Departure	Taxi-Out	Taxi-In	At Diversion Airport	Domestic	International
United	65	11	12	9	14	19	27	38
Delta	57	10	28	12	4	3	41	16
American	53	6	10	2	21	14	38	15
Endeavor Air	28	14	4	0	10	0	28	0
JetBlue	18	5	9	0	3	1	18	0
JetBlue Airways	16	2	0	3	2	9	0	16
SkyWest	13	1	10	0	1	1	13	0
Republic Airline	12	6	3	1	2	0	10	2
Alaska	12	6	3	0	0	3	12	0
Empire	12	0	0	7	5	0	12	0
Compagnie Natl Air France	10	0	0	3	6	1	0	10
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	7
British Airways Plc	6	0	1	2	2	1	0	6
Spirit	5	0	0	0	1	4	4	1
Air China	5	0	0	1	3	1	0	5
Emirates	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
Virgin Atlantic Airways	5	0	0	3	2	0	0	5
Japan Ltd.	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	4
Scandinavian Sys.	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	4
Aerovias Nacl De Colombia	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	4
All Nippon Airways	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	4
PSA	4	3	0	0	0	1	4	0
National Aviation Company of India Limited d/b/a A	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	3
Air Wisconsin Corp	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	0
Mesa	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	1
Norwegian Air UK Limited	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
Westjet	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Trans States	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Eva Airways	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Lufthansa German	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Taca International	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
Etihad Airways	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
United Air Lines	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Compania Panamena (Copa)	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Air Europa	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
China Eastern	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Envoy Air	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
Singapore Ltd.	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
Aer Lingus Plc	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Aeroflot Russian	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Aerolineas Argentinas	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Air Canada	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Allegiant Air	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Asiana	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
British	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Caribbean Limited	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
China Ltd.	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Commutair Aka Champlain Enterprises,	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Compagnia Aerea Italiana	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Compass	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Frontier	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Iberia Of Spain	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Japan Air Lines Ltd.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Jazz Aviation LP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Korean Ltd.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Kuwait Airways Corp.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Lacsa	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Piedmont	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Polskie Linie Lotnicze	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Royal Air Maroc	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Sky Regional	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
South African Airways	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Tame Linea Aerea del Ecuador Tme EP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Xiamen , Ltd.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Klm Royal Dutch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virgin America	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GoJet LLC d/b/a United Express	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norwegian Air International Ltd.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southwest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Horizon Air	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WOW Air ehf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cape Air	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ExpressJet LLC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hawaiian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peninsula	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All Airlines	411	70	85	53	123	80	221	190

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

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