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Creators:
Goldberg, Bruce ; Chesser, David
Goldberg, Bruce ; Chesser, David Less -
Corporate Creators:
United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Airport Runways
Taxiing
Time Studies

Publication/ Report Number:
SR-008
Series:
BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21949/1501613
Resource Type:
Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:
United States
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Abstract:
Several high profile incidents have focused attention on "tarmac delays" that resulted in air travelers spending long periods of time aboard aircraft waiting to either take off or move to a gate after landing. Taxi-time data collected by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) for the year 2007 shows: • Both outbound and inbound taxi times increased noticeably in 2007 and surpassed the previous peak reached in 2000; • 93 percent of flights left the ground within 30 minutes of gate departure, compared to 96 percent in 1995; • Extended taxi times in excess of 2 hours, which occur infrequently, increased in recent years but have not reached the levels experienced in the 1999 to 2000 period; • The longest taxi-out times occurred during the summer; and, • Although flight volumes impact taxiing times, other factors also come into play.
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Collection(s):
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Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:3de713ce4f42a6cce46ac4f83632498dd60a5c29b8ce78ee136271d7a1920aee
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