Tampa aircraft turns back near normal: 1 of 13 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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Initial Observed
Tampa: 8 of 18 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 24 departures scheduled from Tampa (TPA) between 5:27 PM and 6:57 PM EST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 18. For 8 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into TPA 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); 1 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 5:27 PM–6:57 PM EST · 24 departures, aircraft known for 18 Tight turns 8 (44%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 6 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 261 to ATL at 6:01 PM: aircraft N227WN, inbound WN 3345 from DCA (airborne), 4 min to turn Tightest MQ 3859 to BNA at 5:33 PM: aircraft N303DD, inbound MQ 3792 from BNA (airborne), 7 min to turn Tightest WN 2050 to DAL at 6:26 PM: aircraft N8721J, inbound WN 3625 from RDU (airborne), 9 min to turn Tightest WN 1928 to FLL at 5:53 PM: aircraft N913WN, inbound WN 1180 from BWI (airborne), 15 min to turn Tightest MX 104 to SDF at 6:10 PM: aircraft N244BZ, inbound MX 1559 from RDU (airborne), 23 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-05 22:27 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
Tampa aircraft turns back near normal: 1 of 13 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 44% at worst → 8% now
Of the 16 departures scheduled from Tampa (TPA) between 6:59 PM and 8:29 PM EST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 13. For 1 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into TPA 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 6:59 PM–8:29 PM EST · 16 departures, aircraft known for 13 Tight turns 1 (8%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 1 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 579 to MSY at 8:16 PM: aircraft N8323C, inbound WN 3055 from MHT (airborne), 34 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-05 23:59 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?