Originally Posted by
HLCinCOU
I anticipate the "room for error" is built into the runway requirements. Certainly those numbers don't represent "this is exactly how long it will take to get this thing off the ground" right? Also, given the only destinations are DEN/DFW/ORD I doubt they're loading up to MTOW, though that's just a guess.
Correct, it is set based on no thrust reverse, brake pads worn to minimums, in a downpour wet for rejected takeoff. That's pretty much the worst of everything.