block hour

noun

Definitions

  1. The time from the moment an aircraft pushes back from the gate at departure of a revenue…

    The time from the moment an aircraft pushes back from the gate at departure of a revenue flight, until the moment the aircraft makes its final stop at the arrival gate following its landing. Equal to flight hours plus taxi time.

    • Some airlines average more than twelve block hours a day from their long-haul aircraft.

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