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Taxi-Out and Other Tarmac Times

For more detailed data see the BTS Searchable Database and the BTS Airline On-Time Performance Database.
Additional summary tarmac time information can be found in the Air Travel Consumer Report, http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/index.htm.
For more tarmac time explanation, see New Tarmac Time Data Q&A.

Recent Month Summary | Month-by-Month Summary

Taxi-Out Times (Gate Departure to Wheels-Off)

Taxi-Out Times for All Airports by Hour Block: 1995-2009 | Taxi-Out by Carrier and Time-Blocks 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

By Flight (Three Hours or More)
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Carrier Summary
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Airport Summary
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BTS Special Report: Sitting on the Runway: Current Aircraft Taxi Times Now Exceed Pre-9/11 Experience
Flights with Taxi-out of More than Three Hours by Airport and Carrier: June 2007 (Special tabulation)
JetBlue in February 2007 (Special tabulation)

Cancelled and Diverted Flights

Including Multiple Gate Departures

Tarmac times for flights cancelled after leaving the gate, diverted flights at the diversion airport, and flights with multiple gate departures. Data begins with October 2008 reports.

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