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2Average aircraft delay is often cited as an indication of airport capacity or used as a measure to support the assertion that new runways or other airport improvements are needed. Experienced airport planners may have successfully applied the concept of "acceptable delay" to help define airport capacity for some time.
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3 • Tarmac delays, often are discussed as the "3-hour tarmac rule" that went into effect in 2010. – Excess taxi-out time between the gate and the runway may be due to runway capacity (departure queue delay)
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