What is included in total flight time?

Flight time is defined by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as The total time from the moment an aeroplane first moves for the purpose of taking off until the moment it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight, and thus includes time spent taxiing and performing pre-flight checks on the ground, ...



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Normally, the time the aircraft takes to move using its own power via the fuel reserves and then the time it spends on the runway all count towards flight time. If an aeroplane is stationary due to a mechanical error and the pilot is still on board, that time spent on the runway is still considered flight time.

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You will, however, have to perform some mental math or use a calculator when making logbook entries using this format; Each decimal hour (0.1) is equal to 6 minutes, which means your flight minutes will have to be divided by 6 to obtain decimal hours (e.g., a flight of one and a half hours (1:30) = 1. [30/6] = 1.5).

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In the US, taxi time is included in flight time only if the taxi time was incidental to an intended flight. Taxiing only for the purpose of moving the aircraft on the ground does not count. Otherwise, the FAA does not strongly nor strictly define flight time.

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The distance that the aircraft flies is then given by a simple rate equation:
  1. d = V * t. where d is the distance, V is the velocity and t is the time aloft. ...
  2. R = V * t max. Maximum Time Aloft. ...
  3. time = amount / rate. ...
  4. t max = M / mf. ...
  5. TSFC = mf / F. ...
  6. mf = TSFC * F. ...
  7. t max = M / (TSFC * F)


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All departure and landing times are shown in local time. For example, if you book a flight from Hong Kong to New York that takes off at 19:00, Wednesday and lands at 11:00 Thursday, then you'll depart at 19:00 Hong Kong time on Wednesday and arrive at 11:00 New York time on Thursday.

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That said, it's your logbook, you can log whatever you want as total time (e.g. if your airline co-pilot has the fish & you get called up to sit right seat you can log that as total time if you wish - just not as one of the categories that counts under the regs: PIC/SIC/Instruction Received etc.)

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All time spent in deadhead transportation is duty and is not rest. For purposes of determining the maximum flight duty period in Table B of this part, deadhead transportation is not considered a flight segment.

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United Airlines defines short-haul flights as being less than 700 mi (600 nmi; 1,100 km) and long-haul flights as being greater than 3,000 mi (2,600 nmi; 4,800 km).

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