BWI departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
BWI departures running late: 44% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 18 departures that took off between 10:06 AM and 11:06 AM EDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 16% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:06 AM–11:06 AM EDT Sample 18 flights, 8 late (44%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 11.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 15:06 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: 23% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 58% at worst → 23% now
Of 13 departures that took off between 1:51 PM and 2:51 PM EDT, 3 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 2 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 1:51 PM–2:51 PM EDT Sample 13 flights, 3 late (23%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 10.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 18:51 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?