BTS Special Report: Sitting on the Runway: Current Aircraft Taxi times Now Exceed Pre-9/11 Experience
Author: Research and Innovative Technology Administration/Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Format: Print
(Soft Cover, 8 pages)
Availability: Immediate download
Price: Free
Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration/Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication Date: May 2008
Publication Number: SR-008
This report examines the amount of time that airline flights spend on the ground at airports across the country taxiing to and from the gate. Using taxi time data collected by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the report examines the overall trends since data collection began in 1995 and identifies specific airports and time periods when passengers experience the longest taxi times.