Field notes.
Analyses nobody had done, because the raw data was a thousand-page PDF or seven million rows. Each page says how it was made, what it can't say, and where the data came from.
- Getting off a 737 takes about a minute and a half, plus 20 seconds a rowThe 30-seconds-a-row rule runs long at the back of the plane. A tested model, by row, with what else moves your time.Updated Nov 7, 2026
- Landing to the curb takes 16 to 36 minutes, depending on the airportA modelled chain of taxi, getting off and the walk, for 55 US airports. The gate can matter as much as the airport.Updated Nov 7, 2026. Covers 2025-09-01/2026-08-31
- Priority Pass opens 30 of the 148 lounges at the 12 busiest US airportsA lounge count says little until you check who gets in. At Denver and Newark, Priority Pass opens none of them.Updated Nov 7, 2026
- At Orlando's Terminal C, 6 in 10 arrivals wait over 30 minutes at passport controlA year of arrival counts by wait band, for 46 US airports. The terminal you land at matters more than the airport, and evenings run shorter.Updated Nov 7, 2026. Covers 2025-11-01/2026-11-04
- Tuesday is the quiet day at airport securitySix months of screening counts show when big US airports typically run busiest. Tuesday is quiet, and the busy hour differs by airport.Updated Nov 7, 2026. Covers 2026-05-03/2026-10-31
- Going south, sit on the right for sunset. Going west, check the dateSun geometry for US routes, month by month. North-south flights never change sides; west-east flights flip with the seasons.Updated Nov 7, 2026
- One flight in six at O'Hare takes 30 minutes to reach the gateHow long landed-to-gate really takes, from a year of US flights: by airport, hour, month and airline. O'Hare stands alone.Updated Nov 7, 2026. Covers 2025-09-01/2026-08-31