Fewer tight aircraft turns at MCO: 10 of 21 departures in the next 90 min, still high
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Initial Observed
MCO: 9 of 34 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 48 departures scheduled from MCO (MCO) between 1:54 PM and 3:24 PM EST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 34. For 9 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into MCO 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 1:54 PM–3:24 PM EST · 48 departures, aircraft known for 34 Tight turns 9 (26%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 5 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 F9 1786 to RDU at 2:39 PM: aircraft N660FR, inbound F9 2507 from PHL (not departed), -88 min to turn Tightest B6 670 to RIC at 2:08 PM: aircraft N605JB, inbound B6 499 from LGA (airborne), -44 min to turn Tightest B6 1333 to SJU at 2:44 PM: aircraft N958JB, inbound B6 183 from JFK (airborne), -33 min to turn Tightest AA 1628 to DCA at 2:16 PM: aircraft N753US, inbound AA 1628 from DCA (airborne), 15 min to turn Tightest DL 732 to ATL at 2:07 PM: aircraft N129DN, inbound DL 1747 from DTW (landed), 22 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 18:54 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? -
Escalation Observed
More tight aircraft turns at MCO: 16 of 33 departures in the next 90 min
What changed: tight share 26% → 48%
Of the 43 departures scheduled from MCO (MCO) between 7:48 PM and 9:18 PM EST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 33. For 16 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into MCO 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.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 7:48 PM–9:18 PM EST · 43 departures, aircraft known for 33 Tight turns 16 (48%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 9 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 DL 1806 to BOS at 7:57 PM: aircraft N106DN, inbound DL 2887 from BOS (airborne), -62 min to turn Tightest B6 1070 to RIC at 8:09 PM: aircraft N608JB, inbound B6 2876 from PVD (airborne), -36 min to turn Tightest MX 1616 to CAK at 8:25 PM: aircraft N213BZ, inbound MX 1313 from GSO (airborne), -24 min to turn Tightest DL 1853 to LGA at 7:55 PM: aircraft N375DN, inbound DL 2593 from MSP (landed), -1 min to turn Tightest WN 4611 to BUF at 8:38 PM: aircraft N8934Q, inbound WN 1864 from ALB (airborne), 0 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-07 00:48 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Fewer tight aircraft turns at MCO: 10 of 21 departures in the next 90 min, still high
What changed: tight share 48% → 48%
Of the 31 departures scheduled from MCO (MCO) between 8:09 PM and 9:39 PM EST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 21. For 10 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into MCO 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.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 8:09 PM–9:39 PM EST · 31 departures, aircraft known for 21 Tight turns 10 (48%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 8 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 B6 1070 to RIC at 8:09 PM: aircraft N608JB, inbound B6 2876 from PVD (airborne), -37 min to turn Tightest MX 1616 to CAK at 8:25 PM: aircraft N213BZ, inbound MX 1313 from GSO (airborne), -23 min to turn Tightest WN 4611 to BUF at 8:38 PM: aircraft N8934Q, inbound WN 1864 from ALB (airborne), 0 min to turn Tightest AA 3077 to MIA at 8:16 PM: aircraft N947AN, inbound AA 3077 from MIA (airborne), 2 min to turn Tightest WN 2774 to FLL at 8:41 PM: aircraft N8603F, inbound WN 4794 from MSY (airborne), 9 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-07 01:09 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?
Closed Sat Nov 7, 3:45 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.