Fort Lauderdale departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Fort Lauderdale departures running late: 65% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 20 departures that took off between 12:59 PM and 1:59 PM EDT, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 33% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:59 PM–1:59 PM EDT Sample 20 flights, 13 late (65%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 25.0 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 17:59 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? -
Escalation Observed
Fort Lauderdale departure delays worsen: 83% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 65% → 83%
Of 12 departures that took off between 1:20 PM and 2:20 PM EDT, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 33% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:20 PM–2:20 PM EDT Sample 12 flights, 10 late (83%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 28.0 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 18:20 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Fort Lauderdale departure delays ease: 57% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 83% → 57%
Of 14 departures that took off between 2:07 PM and 3:07 PM EDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 35% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:07 PM–3:07 PM EDT Sample 14 flights, 8 late (57%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 21.0 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 19:07 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
Fort Lauderdale departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 83% at worst → 23% now
Of 26 departures that took off between 6:34 PM and 7:34 PM EDT, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 42% 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 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:34 PM–7:34 PM EDT Sample 26 flights, 6 late (23%) Comparison 42% 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 23:34 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?