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Domestic Tarmac Times by Airport
Type:   Year:   Start Month: To:   Tarmac Min: Max:
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Data available through January 2024. Please limit search using dropdowns to a single calendar year. Data begins with January 1995. See New Tarmac Time Data Q&A. for explanation of reporting changes in October 2008 and August 2011.
AirportTarmac TimesStage of OperationDeparting Flights*
TotalPercent of Regularly Scheduled FlightsPrior To CancellationMultiple Gate DepartureTaxi-OutTaxi-InAt Diversion Airport
New York, NY (JFK)2970.251129140118,804
Newark, NJ (EWR)1310.091013000138,506
Houston, TX (IAH)1190.063247760185,172
Atlanta, GA (ATL)1130.030011300414,513
Philadelphia, PA (PHL)1060.110010501100,499
New York, NY (LGA)920.08029000119,135
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)740.03117020281,281
Chicago, IL (ORD)470.01304310350,380
Washington, DC (DCA)300.0300300086,662
Washington, DC (IAD)260.0300260076,031
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)180.01111600139,087
Boston, MA (BOS)170.01101600117,915
Charlotte, NC (CLT)130.01001300126,045
Phoenix, AZ (PHX)130.01001120199,408
Detroit, MI (DTW)90.0101710161,989
Columbus, OH (CMH)70.020070034,157
St. Louis, MO (STL)70.010060162,733
Memphis, TN (MEM)60.010060080,966
Dallas, TX (DAL)50.010220153,928
Kansas City, MO (MCI)50.010050059,370
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU)50.010050060,179
Miami, FL (MIA)50.010050062,559
Cleveland, OH (CLE)50.010050065,795
Seattle, WA (SEA)50.0012110109,069
Bangor, ME (BGR)40.14002022,879
Boise, ID (BOI)40.020000417,024
Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)40.010040041,800
Milwaukee, WI (MKE)40.010040042,700
Indianapolis, IN (IND)40.010040042,750
Baltimore, MD (BWI)40.0000400104,074
Las Vegas, NV (LAS)40.0011200172,876
Eagle, CO (EGE)30.10003003,106
Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)30.03002018,941
Grand Rapids, MI (GRR)30.020030016,616
Des Moines, IA (DSM)30.020120016,643
Buffalo, NY (BUF)30.010030026,281
Cincinnati, OH (CVG)30.000030091,265
Minneapolis, MN (MSP)30.0000300130,289
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)30.0000210215,608
College Station/Bryan, TX (CLL)20.15000021,367
Duluth, MN (DLH)20.10011002,013
Killeen, TX (GRK)20.05002003,733
Jackson, WY (JAC)20.05002003,766
Lafayette, LA (LFT)20.04001014,879
Mobile, AL (MOB)20.03002006,348
Portland, ME (PWM)20.03002006,897
White Plains, NY (HPN)20.020020010,715
Greer, SC (GSP)20.020110011,856
Syracuse, NY (SYR)20.020020012,032
Madison, WI (MSN)20.010010113,961
Manchester, NH (MHT)20.010020018,588
Richmond, VA (RIC)20.010020019,977
Louisville, KY (SDF)20.010020022,458
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)20.010020027,136
Hartford, CT (BDL)20.010020029,449
Santa Ana, CA (SNA)20.000020047,376
Austin, TX (AUS)20.000010149,623
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)20.000020067,177
Tampa, FL (TPA)20.000020078,179
Chicago, IL (MDW)20.000020087,619
Orlando, FL (MCO)20.0000200130,872
San Francisco, CA (SFO)20.0000200140,587
Minot, ND (MOT)10.09010001,085
Cody, WY (COD)10.08001001,188
Brownsville, TX (BRO)10.07001001,464
Flagstaff, AZ (FLG)10.05001001,871
Melbourne, FL (MLB)10.05  10 2,002
La Crosse, WI (LSE)10.05000012,005
Alexandria, LA (AEX)10.04001002,330
Daytona Beach, FL (DAB)10.03001002,957
Rochester, MN (RST)10.03000013,353
Charleston/Dunbar, WV (CRW)10.03001003,414
Lansing, MI (LAN)10.03001003,693
Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX (MFE)10.02001004,116
Asheville, NC (AVL)10.02001004,399
Fargo, ND (FAR)10.02001004,431
Bloomington/Normal, IL (BMI)10.02001004,801
Corpus Christi, TX (CRP)10.02001005,270
South Bend, IN (SBN)10.02001005,319
Evansville, IN (EVV)10.02001005,844
Tallahassee, FL (TLH)10.02001005,912
Newport News/Williamsburg, VA (PHF)10.02001006,406
Burlington, VT (BTV)10.01001007,005
Shreveport, LA (SHV)10.01000018,079
Lubbock, TX (LBB)10.01001008,249
Gulfport/Biloxi, MS (GPT)10.01001008,541
Moline, IL (MLI)10.01001008,567
Flint, MI (FNT)10.01001008,749
Akron, OH (CAK)10.01001008,994
Jackson/Vicksburg, MS (JAN)10.010010012,609
Albany, NY (ALB)10.010010013,474
Savannah, GA (SAV)10.010010013,774
Knoxville, TN (TYS)10.010010014,004
Wichita, KS (ICT)10.010010014,050
Little Rock, AR (LIT)10.010010015,369
Long Beach, CA (LGB)10.010010015,443
Spokane, WA (GEG)10.010001015,560
Colorado Springs, CO (COS)10.010010016,201
Norfolk, VA (ORF)10.010010016,458
Providence, RI (PVD)10.000010022,509
Birmingham, AL (BHM)10.000010023,679
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI)10.000010027,822
New Orleans, LA (MSY)10.000010039,422
San Antonio, TX (SAT)10.000010045,270
Houston, TX (HOU)10.000010055,933
San Jose, CA (SJC)10.000010057,136
Nashville, TN (BNA)10.000010057,539
Denver, CO (DEN)10.0000100241,443
Total Airports1,2990.0242191,20119187,009,726

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: Reporting changes due to mergers. Joint reporting begins after Federal Aviation Administration approval of a single operating certificate.
* Jan. 2006: US Airways (US) and America West (HP) start to report combined on-time data in January 2006 as US Airways (US).
* Oct. 2007: US Airways (US) and America West (HP) start to report combined traffic and financial data as US Airways (US).
* Jan. 2010: Delta (DL) and Northwest (NW) start to report jointly as Delta (DL).
* Jan. 2011: Continental Micronesia (CS) and Continental Airlines (CO) start to report jointly as Continental Airlines (CO).
* Jan. 2012: United (UA) and Continental (CO) start to report jointly as United (UA).
* Jan. 2012: Atlantic Southeast (EV) and ExpressJet (XE) start to report jointly as ExpressJet (EV). For data through December 2011, use the code EV for Atlantic Southeast, which will be displayed as (EV) ExpressJet, and the code XE for ExpressJet, which will be displayed as (XE) ExpressJet (1). Beginning with January 2012 data, use the code EV for ExpressJet.
• Endeavor (9E) operated as Pinnacle prior to August 2013. Envoy (MQ) operated as American Eagle prior to April 2014.
• Southwest (WN) and AirTran (FL) began reporting jointly as WN in January 2015 following their 2011 merger announcement.
• American (AA) and US Airways (US) began reporting jointly as AA in July 2015 following their 2013 merger announcement.

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