BWI departure delays ease: 48% 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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Initial Observed
BWI departures running late: 69% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM EST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 38% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:30 PM–7:30 PM EST Sample 16 flights, 11 late (69%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 30.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-02 00:30 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? -
Escalation Observed
BWI departure delays worsen: 80% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 69% → 80%
Of 15 departures that took off between 6:59 PM and 7:59 PM EST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 38% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:59 PM–7:59 PM EST Sample 15 flights, 12 late (80%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 37.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-02 00:59 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? -
De-escalation Observed
BWI departure delays ease: 48% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 80% → 48%
Of 21 departures that took off between 7:24 PM and 8:24 PM EST, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 38% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:24 PM–8:24 PM EST Sample 21 flights, 10 late (48%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 14.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-02 01:24 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?
Closed Mon Nov 2, 5:32 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.