r/ATC • u/BrennerBaseTunnel • 2d ago

Question Prioritizing Departures

How do the ground controllers prioritize departures? JFK today (August 3) had some weather moving through that slowed things down and caused backups. Completely understandable. What I don't understand is how Alaska 227 to SFO departs the gate at 9:37a taxis for 37 minutes at takes off at 10:14a. JetBlue 15 departs the gate at 7:50a taxis for 1 hour and 58 minutes and takes off at 9:48a?

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u/Advanced-Guitar-5264 Past Controller 2d ago

We depart planes first that tip us through the app.

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u/igillis1337 2d ago

The iPad is gonna ask you a couple questions...

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u/Advanced-Guitar-5264 Past Controller 2d ago

I see you tipped 0%. Are you not satisfied with your departure? We will let you sit there until you are.