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Observed Significant Resolved Delay BWI departures

BWI departures back near normal: 19% late in the last hour

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Resolved at 11:31 AM EST
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  1. Initial Observed

    BWI departures running late: 53% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 17 departures that took off between 8:54 AM and 9:54 AM EST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 17% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window8:54 AM–9:54 AM EST
    Sample17 flights, 9 late (53%)
    Comparison17% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour
    Median delay17.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 14:54 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. Recovery Observed

    BWI departures back near normal: 19% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 53% at worst → 19% now

    Of 27 departures that took off between 10:31 AM and 11:31 AM EST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 19% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 29% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window10:31 AM–11:31 AM EST
    Sample27 flights, 5 late (19%)
    Comparison19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour
    Median delay6.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 16:31 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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