They use it for dispatching. Airlines not only fly on 24-hour time, they all fly on UTC (so no one has to deal with time zones).
In August 2000 our family flew on Delta Portland (Oregon) - Atlanta - Baltimore. The plane (767) landed in Atlanta in Terminal D, the international terminal, because the equipment was going on to South America. All the times on all the passenger display systems were in 24-hour time. But when we took the train to Terminal B, a domestic terminal, it was back to Good Old USA am/pm. Carleton _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Millet Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 21:40 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38292] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. Really? I've never seen the 24 hour clock used on departure boards for flights. I've seen it used by pilots yes but never on a departure board. But it's been a couple years since I flew so maybe it's changed Mike On 3/20/07, m. f. moon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Aviation uses 24-hour clock every where in the world including the USA. marion moon ------ Original Message ------ Received: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:46:35 AM PDT From: Scott Hudnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected] > Subject: [USMA:38290] RE: Brand New Phone, 12 Hour Time. I've noticed 24-hour time format used pretty regularly in the United States in work environments that operate around-the-clock, such as hospitals, public utilities, manufacturing plants, server farms, etc. Scott On Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 09:15AM, "Remek Kocz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In Poland 24h time is used for day to day activities. You invite guests >over for dinner at 16:00, you tell your friends that you stay up till 23:00 >with the kids, etc. This is probably normal throughout continental Europe. > >Remek > >On 3/20/07, Stephen Gallagher < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> A bit off topic here but do any countries actually use the 24 hour format >> in their day to day activities? I have heard it referenced on the BBC site >> but especially in the US and Canada the only time 24 hour format is used is >> in conjunction with military time and military operations. >> >> >> >> In Canada, 24 hour time is often seen in relation to air and train travel. >> Schedules and the status displays at airports and train stations are >> listed >> in 24 hour time. >> > -- "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?"
