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Tarmac delay

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000976

The holding of an aircraft on the ground either before departure or after landing with no opportunity for its passengers to deplane.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000976
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000976",
  "term": "Tarmac delay",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "The holding of an aircraft on the ground either before departure or after landing with no opportunity for its passengers to deplane.",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/tarmac-delay/"
}

Record 976 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.