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Tarmac Delay Reporting14 CFR Part 244Slide2

U.S. and foreign air carriers operating passenger flights in, to, or from the U.S. with at least one aircraft with an original passenger capacity of 30 or more seats.

Does

not cover foreign charter operators who operate flights from a foreign point to the U.S. and return to a foreign location and do not pick up any U.S.-originating passengers.Does not cover all-cargo flights.

Covered Entities Slide3

Reportable tarmac delays:

Tarmac delays of

3 hours or more at a U.S. airport on a scheduled or public charter flight, including a diverted or subsequently cancelled flight.Tarmac Delay ReportingSlide4

Part 234 Reporting Carriers

( Currently 15 +1)

Reporting by Part 234 Carriers

Form 234 (On-time-performance Report)

For

all

domestic scheduled

flights to or from a large hub airport(Mandatory)

Form 244 (Tarmac Delay Report) for public charter and int’l flights that experienced 3+ hours tarmac delay at a U.S. airport(Mandatory)

Form 234 (On-time-performance Report) For all domestic scheduled flights to or from other U.S. airports(Voluntary)Slide5

Reporting by non-Part 234 Carriers

U.S. carriers not covered under Part 234 and foreign carriers

Form 244 (Tarmac Delay Report)

For all flights that experienced 3+ hours tarmac delay at a U.S. airportSlide6

Tarmac Delay ReportingThe Sources of BTS Tarmac Delay Data

BTS

3-hour Tarmac Delay Data Form 234

: “large” U.S. carriers’ scheduled domestic flights

Form 244

:

“large” U.S. carriers

’

public charter

and int’l flights; “small” U.S. carriers: all flights; all covered foreign carriers’ flights to and from the U.S.Slide7

Filing Requirements:Monthly report is required for any month during which a reportable tarmac delay has occurred;

Report is due on or before the 15

th day of each month following the month during which any reportable tarmac delay occurred;No “negative” report is required. Tarmac Delay ReportingSlide8

The reporting duty under 14 CFR Part 244 is separate and distinct from:The “record retention” requirement under 14 CFR 259.4(e), which requires covered carriers to retain certain information on tarmac delays of three hours or more for two years.

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Initial eSubmit User Registration

To register with DOT, log into the

eSubmit web application: http://esubmit.rita.dot.gov If the Air Carrier’s representative is already a registered eSubmit user, then they will need to log into the eSubmit web application to select and add the new Part 244 Tarmac Delay Data to their list of reports they submit.

For new users, once logged in, the system will allow you to create a new user account.

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Initial eSubmit User Registration

Account must be established by:

August 26, 2011For assistance setting up your carrier’s user account for reporting Part 244 data, please contact Marianne Seguin at: marianne.seguin@dot.gov 10Slide11

Initial eSubmit User Registration

As of

August 1, 2011, carriers will be able to register with DOT, to report PART 244 Tarmac Delay Data.As of October 3, 2011, carriers will be able to access the eSubmit web application to report tarmac delays.11Slide12

Reminder E-mails sent by BTS

Monthly, OAI will be sending all Part 244 reporting carriers this reminder:

Part 244 – Reporting of Tarmac Delay Data Reminder Notice This is a reminder notice for all Part 244 reporting carriers. Please submit a Form 244 along with your transmittal letter if you had an occurrence of a 3 hour or more tarmac time. This is in accordance with the reporting requirements in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Accounting and Reporting Directive No. 303, effective August 23, 2011. If you do not have a 3 hour or more tarmac time for the current monthly reporting period, you do not need to submit Form 244.

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Record FormatReports must be created as an electronic "comma separated values" file, using ASCII text character encoding.

The file name is flexible and may be determined by the individual air carrier, but the comma separated values (csv) file format is required.

You must use [CSV] or [csv] as the file name extension.13Slide14

Data Elements

Carrier Code

Flight NumberDeparture Airport CodeArrival Airport CodeDate of OperationGate Departure TimeWheels-Off TimeWheels-On TimeGate Arrival TimeAircraft Tail NumberTotal Ground Time Away From Gate for Gate Returns/Fly Returns including Canceled Flights

Longest Time Away from Gate for Gate Returns or Canceled Flights

Diverted Flight – Airport

Wheels-On Time at Diverted Airport

Total Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport

Longest Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport

Wheels-Off Time at Diverted AirportDiverted Flight – Airport Landing14Slide15

Data Elements (continued)Wheels-On Time at Diverted Airport

Total Time Away from Gate at Diverted Airport

Longest Time Away from Gate at Diverted AirportWheels-Off Time at Diverted Airport15Slide16

Question

Since the Part 244 rules do not apply at foreign airports, is a carrier required to report Gate Departure Time, Wheels-Off Time, Wheels-On Time, and Gate Arrival Time at foreign airports?

Answer, No, the carrier can either report nil fields, zero, or the actual times at foreign airports.Nil = ,,,Zero = ,0,0, Actual = 1002, 1011, 16