block hour

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Noun

block hour (plural block hours)

  1. (aviation) The time from the moment the door of an aircraft closes at departure of a revenue flight, until the moment the aircraft door opens at the arrival gate following its landing.
    Some airlines average more than twelve block hours a day from their long-haul aircraft.

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