---
title: "Compare Tarmac Hours with the Deplane Clock"
description: "An excessive tarmac delay is more than three hours on a domestic flight and more than four hours on an international flight."
category: "travel"
last_verified: 2026-10-04
freshness: green
published: 2026-10-04
canonical_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/compare-tarmac-hours-with-the-deplane-clock.html
companion_app_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/tarmac-deplane-clock.html
companion_apps:
  - app_slug: "tarmac-deplane-clock"
    title: "Compare Tarmac Hours with 3 or 4"
    url: "https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/tarmac-deplane-clock.html"
    price: "Free"
reading_time_minutes: 3
tags: ["travel", "official-source", "local-first", "tarmac-deplane-clock"]
---

# Compare Tarmac Hours with the Deplane Clock

An excessive tarmac delay is more than three hours on a domestic flight and more than four hours on an international flight.

**The guide is free.** Each Companion App has its own free workflow. Any paid option is listed only for that App.

## Who it's for

A passenger who was held on an aircraft and needs the federal deplane clock for a complaint.

## Companion Apps (1)

### Compare Tarmac Hours with 3 or 4

- Open the app: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/tarmac-deplane-clock.html
- Purpose: Compare time on the tarmac with the DOT domestic and international deplane clocks.

#### What's free

- Compare time on the tarmac with the DOT domestic and international deplane clocks.
- See the verdict, the reason, what would change it, and the next step.
- Copy, download, or print the result. A real deadline can download a calendar file.
- No account, upload, or payment is required.

#### Optional paid add-on

This App has no paid add-on. The free workflow is the complete listed tool.

## Sources & verification

- Tool: GratisAI official-figure calculator (no account, no upload)
- Primary source: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2021-01/Tarmac%20Delay%20Final%20Rule.pdf — checked 2026-10-04
- Last verification: 2026-10-04 (green)

## Use it

- Interactive guide: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/compare-tarmac-hours-with-the-deplane-clock.html
- Compare Tarmac Hours with 3 or 4: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/tarmac-deplane-clock.html
- This machine-readable mirror: /mirrors/compare-tarmac-hours-with-the-deplane-clock.md

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