BWI departures back near normal: 21% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
BWI departures running late: 58% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 12 departures that took off between 12:44 PM and 1:44 PM EDT, 7 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 window 12:44 PM–1:44 PM EDT Sample 12 flights, 7 late (58%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 26.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-26 17:44 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules Provenance observed_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Recovery Observed
BWI departures back near normal: 21% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 58% at worst → 21% now
Of 14 departures that took off between 3:49 PM and 4:49 PM EDT, 3 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 33% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:49 PM–4:49 PM EDT Sample 14 flights, 3 late (21%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay 12.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-26 20:49 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules Provenance observed_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?