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BTS Special Report: Sitting on the Runway: Current Aircraft Taxi Times Now Exceed Pre-9/11 Experience

BTS Special Report:
Sitting on the Runway: Current Aircraft Taxi Times Now Exceed Pre-9/11 Experience

May 2008
SR-008


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Table 1: Average Taxi Times by minutes for 2007 vs. 2006
Table 2: Ten Longest Average Taxi-Out Times by Airport in 2007
Table 3: Ten Longest Average Taxi-In Times by Airport 2007
Table 4: Average Taxi Times (minutes) by Hub Size in 2007
Table 5: Number of Flights with Taxi-Out Times in Excess of Two Hours
Table 6: Taxi-Out by Timeblock for Years 2006 and 2007
Figure 1: Average Taxi-Out Times by Year
Figure 2: Percent of Departures with Taxi-Out Times Less Than 30 Minutes and of 15 Minutes or Less
Figure 3: Average Taxi-In Times by Year
Figure 4: Changes in Flights and Taxi Times (Indexed to 2003)
Figure 5: Average Taxi-Out Time by Month Based on 1995 to 2007 Data
Figure 6: Monthly Variation in Daily Departures and Taxi-Out Times (Indexed to 2003-2007 Average)
Figure 7: Average Taxi-Out Time and Departures by Day of Week in 2007
Figure 8: Average Taxi-Out Time and Flight Volume by Time of Day in 2007
Figure 9: Instances of Taxi-Out Times Greater Than 5 Hours between Jan. 1, 2005-Dec. 31, 2007