Nashville aircraft turns back near normal: 0 of 16 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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- Resolved at 4:39 AM CDT
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Initial Observed
Nashville: 10 of 28 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 40 departures scheduled from Nashville (BNA) between 4:29 PM and 5:59 PM CDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 28. For 10 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into BNA is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 0 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 4:29 PM–5:59 PM CDT · 40 departures, aircraft known for 28 Tight turns 10 (36%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 7 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest WN 4968 to DTW at 5:10 PM: aircraft N8533S, inbound WN 1851 from AUS (airborne), -4 min to turn Tightest AA 487 to MIA at 4:37 PM: aircraft N737US, inbound AA 487 from MIA (airborne), 3 min to turn Tightest WN 4397 to SMF at 5:52 PM: aircraft N452WN, inbound WN 4724 from TPA (airborne), 17 min to turn Tightest WN 1535 to DEN at 4:34 PM: aircraft N923WN, inbound WN 1919 from FLL (landed), 21 min to turn Tightest WN 3390 to MDW at 5:46 PM: aircraft N8780Q, inbound WN 3358 from PHX (airborne), 24 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-25 21:29 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Recovery Observed
Nashville aircraft turns back near normal: 0 of 16 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 69% at worst → 0% now
Of the 27 departures scheduled from Nashville (BNA) between 4:39 AM and 6:09 AM CDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 16. For 0 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into BNA is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 0 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late. The tight share has stayed at or below 12% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with current data.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 4:39 AM–6:09 AM CDT · 27 departures, aircraft known for 16 Tight turns 0 (0%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 0 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-26 09:39 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?