BWI departure delays ease: 60% 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: 43% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 14 departures that took off between 9:05 AM and 10:05 AM EST, 6 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 9:05 AM–10:05 AM EST Sample 14 flights, 6 late (43%) Comparison 17% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 13.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 15:05 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? -
Escalation Observed
BWI departure delays worsen: 69% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 43% → 69%
Of 13 departures that took off between 2:23 PM and 3:23 PM EST, 9 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:23 PM–3:23 PM EST Sample 13 flights, 9 late (69%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 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 (2026-11-12 20:23 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: 42% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 69% → 42%
Of 12 departures that took off between 3:52 PM and 4:52 PM EST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 33% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:52 PM–4:52 PM EST Sample 12 flights, 5 late (42%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 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 (2026-11-12 21:52 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: 72% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 42% → 72%
Of 18 departures that took off between 5:34 PM and 6:34 PM EST, 13 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 5:34 PM–6:34 PM EST Sample 18 flights, 13 late (72%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 22.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 23:34 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: 60% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 72% → 60%
Of 20 departures that took off between 10:02 PM and 11:02 PM EST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 52% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:02 PM–11:02 PM EST Sample 20 flights, 12 late (60%) Comparison 52% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay 20.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-13 04:02 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 Fri Nov 13, 5:33 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.