block hour
block hour noun: 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.
Noun
block hour (plural block hours)
- 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.
Forms of block hour
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Questions about block hour
- What does block hour mean?
- Block hour means 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.
- What part of speech is block hour?
- Block hour is a noun.
- What is the plural of block hour?
- The plural of block hour is block hours.
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