BWI departures back near normal: 16% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
BWI departures running late: 40% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 6:51 AM and 7:51 AM EDT, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 11% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:51 AM–7:51 AM EDT Sample 15 flights, 6 late (40%) Comparison 11% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour Median delay 9.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 11:51 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? -
Recovery Observed
BWI departures back near normal: 16% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% at worst → 16% now
Of 25 departures that took off between 8:09 AM and 9:09 AM EDT, 4 left at least 15 minutes late. BWI typically sees 10% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 20% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:09 AM–9:09 AM EDT Sample 25 flights, 4 late (16%) Comparison 10% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 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 (2026-10-19 13:09 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?