Phoenix departures back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Phoenix departures running late: 64% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 22 departures that took off between 5:24 PM and 6:24 PM MST, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. Phoenix typically sees 30% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:24 PM–6:24 PM MST Sample 22 flights, 14 late (64%) Comparison 30% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour Median delay 32.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-25 01:24 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
Phoenix departures back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 64% at worst → 22% now
Of 32 departures that took off between 6:35 PM and 7:35 PM MST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Phoenix typically sees 32% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 30 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:35 PM–7:35 PM MST Sample 32 flights, 7 late (22%) Comparison 32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 4.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-25 02:35 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?