BWI departure delays ease: 61% 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: 62% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 13 departures that took off between 8:39 AM and 9:39 AM EST, 8 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 window 8:39 AM–9:39 AM EST Sample 13 flights, 8 late (62%) Comparison 17% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 29.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 14:39 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: 58% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 62% → 58%
Of 12 departures that took off between 9:42 AM and 10:42 AM EST, 7 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 9:42 AM–10:42 AM EST Sample 12 flights, 7 late (58%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 23.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 15:42 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: 67% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 58% → 67%
Of 15 departures that took off between 10:19 AM and 11:19 AM EST, 10 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 10:19 AM–11:19 AM EST Sample 15 flights, 10 late (67%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 23.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 16:19 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: 61% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 67% → 61%
Of 23 departures that took off between 5:49 PM and 6:49 PM EST, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 35% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:49 PM–6:49 PM EST Sample 23 flights, 14 late (61%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 31.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 23:49 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?
Closed Sat Nov 7, 5:31 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.