block hours

A form of block hour — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of block hour
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APA

block hours. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20hours

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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