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.

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

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Meanings

nounblock hour (plural block hours)

plural block hours

  1. aeronauticsThe 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.

Translations

French temps de vol cale à cale
  • temps de vol cale à caleaviation
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APA

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MLA

“block hour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20hour. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “block hour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20hour.

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