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In aviation, block hours is the time between an aircraft leaving from the departure gate and arriving at the destination gate.<ref>http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abridged/325/7364/567</ref><ref>http://www.jobmonkey.com/airline/html/page100916.html</ref>