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International and Domestic Tarmac Times by
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Data begins with August 2011. Data available through
March 2021 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
Airport
Tarmac Times
Stage of Operation
Tarmac Flights
Total
Prior To Cancellation
Multiple Gate Departure
Taxi-Out
Taxi-In
At Diversion Airport
Domestic
International
New York, NY (JFK)
138
24
37
21
54
2
62
76
Newark, NJ (EWR)
57
14
8
13
22
0
24
33
New York, NY (LGA)
21
9
12
0
0
0
20
1
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)
15
0
0
0
15
0
15
0
Chicago, IL (ORD)
12
2
4
3
0
3
6
6
Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
11
3
1
3
2
2
5
6
Washington, DC (IAD)
7
1
1
0
1
4
3
4
Baltimore, MD (BWI)
6
0
1
0
0
5
2
4
Kansas City, MO (MCI)
6
2
0
0
4
0
6
0
San Antonio, TX (SAT)
5
0
0
0
0
5
2
3
Little Rock, AR (LIT)
5
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
Miami, FL (MIA)
5
1
0
0
1
3
1
4
Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
4
3
1
0
0
0
4
0
Washington, DC (DCA)
4
3
1
0
0
0
4
0
Austin, TX (AUS)
4
0
0
0
0
4
0
4
Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
4
0
0
0
0
4
0
4
Richmond, VA (RIC)
4
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
Charlotte, NC (CLT)
3
1
2
0
0
0
3
0
Tulsa, OK (TUL)
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
Atlanta, GA (ATL)
3
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
Boston, MA (BOS)
3
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
London, United Kingdom (LHR)
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY (SWF)
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
Gulfport/Biloxi, MS (GPT)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU)
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
Houston, TX (IAH)
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Grand Rapids, MI (GRR)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
New Orleans, LA (MSY)
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Everett, WA (PAE)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Phoenix, AZ (PHX)
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
Hartford, CT (BDL)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
St. Louis, MO (STL)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Albany, NY (ALB)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Denver, CO (DEN)
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Houston, TX (HOU)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Atlantic City, NJ (ACY)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Bangor, ME (BGR)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Beijing, China (PEK)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Boise, ID (BOI)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Colorado Springs, CO (COS)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Corpus Christi, TX (CRP)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Dallas, TX (DAL)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Detroit, MI (DTW)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Eagle, CO (EGE)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Fayetteville, AR (XNA)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Greensboro/High Point, NC (GSO)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Greer, SC (GSP)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Indianapolis, IN (IND)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Knoxville, TN (TYS)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
London, United Kingdom (LGW)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Louisville, KY (SDF)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Lubbock, TX (LBB)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Munich, Germany (MUC)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Norfolk, VA (ORF)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Oakland, CA (OAK)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Ontario, CA (ONT)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Orlando, FL (MCO)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Ottawa, Canada (YOW)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Rochester, NY (ROC)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Rockford, IL (RFD)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
San Francisco, CA (SFO)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
San Juan, PR (SJU)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
St. Petersburg, FL (PIE)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Tokyo, Japan (HND)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Watertown, NY (ART)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
White Plains, NY (HPN)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Wilmington, NC (ILM)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Total Airports
390
72
83
45
110
80
200
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
* 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
