The phrase "actual flight time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the precise duration of a flight from departure to arrival, excluding any delays or layovers.
Example: "The actual flight time from New York to London is approximately seven hours."
Alternatives: "real flight duration" or "true flight time."
"No penalty exists," the Air Transport Association wrote, "for circumstances under which actual flight time exceeds scheduled flight time.
Debbie, Jane and Anna would be paid for the actual flight time of roughly eight hours for the two legs of the round-trip journey.
Aboard the air shuttle, the actual flight time was too brief for a lot of work: the man next to me scanned a newspaper and then made out his expense account.
According to the Routehappy report, which is based on current data from domestic and international commercial flights, the 38 percent of daily domestic flights that have Wi-Fi service cover nearly half of all actual flight time, because planes used on longer flights are more likely to be equipped with the service.
What it means is that the larger the aircraft you charter or fly with your jet card, the more likely you are going to have a segment and possible daily minimum that exceeds your actual flight time.
Another potential segment is those of you who have lots of short legs, trips where your actual flight time is less than the contracted minimums, for example needing a large cabin jet for 10 people from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
That buys one-sixteenth of a Citation V, which seats eight people, and 50 hours of actual flying time, not the time spent waiting on the ground before or after the flight.
Rest is determined by scheduled flight time, not actual hours flown".
Due to the actual flight duration, the amount of time spent on the tarmac and transportation to and from the terminal, some airlines impose restrictions on the time of year you can ship a pet in the baggage compartment.
If you use a shuttle service to get to the airport, when asked what time your flight is leaving, give an earlier time than your actual flight, say about an hour earlier.
"As is the purpose of the simulator, you create all kinds of difficulties for yourself to overcome, so by the time of the actual flight you've been through it in a sense".
