tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 223 h staleForecast cycle 79 minLightning 223 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 3 minFAA flight data 3 min

FAA NAS status is stale (223 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (223 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Observed Significant Resolved Delay BWI departures

BWI departure delays ease: 67% late in the last hour, still above normal

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Resolved: closed without a new report (No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.)
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  1. Initial Observed

    BWI departures running late: 62% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 13 departures that took off between 12:58 PM and 1:58 PM EDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window12:58 PM–1:58 PM EDT
    Sample13 flights, 8 late (62%)
    Comparison29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour
    Median delay16.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-23 17:58 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Observed

    BWI departure delays worsen: 82% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 62% → 82%

    Of 17 departures that took off between 8:37 PM and 9:37 PM EDT, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 42% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window8:37 PM–9:37 PM EDT
    Sample17 flights, 14 late (82%)
    Comparison42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour
    Median delay46.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-24 01:38 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. De-escalation Observed

    BWI departure delays ease: 67% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 82% → 67%

    Of 15 departures that took off between 9:14 PM and 10:14 PM EDT, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 42% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window9:14 PM–10:14 PM EDT
    Sample15 flights, 10 late (67%)
    Comparison42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour
    Median delay39.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-24 02:14 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Sat Oct 24, 5:30 AM EDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.