BWI departure delays ease: 40% 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: 40% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 25 departures that took off between 10:38 AM and 11:38 AM EST, 10 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:38 AM–11:38 AM EST Sample 25 flights, 10 late (40%) Comparison 19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 6.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-08 16:38 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: 75% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 40% → 75%
Of 16 departures that took off between 7:05 PM and 8:05 PM EST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 38% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:05 PM–8:05 PM EST Sample 16 flights, 12 late (75%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 34.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 01:05 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: 40% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 75% → 40%
Of 20 departures that took off between 7:25 PM and 8:25 PM EST, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 38% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:25 PM–8:25 PM EST Sample 20 flights, 8 late (40%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 14.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 01:25 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 Mon Nov 9, 5:37 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.