Austin departure delays worsen: 86% late in the last hour
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- Resolved: closed without a new report (No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.)
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Initial Observed
Austin departures running late: 60% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 5:06 PM and 6:06 PM CDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin typically sees 38% 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 5:06 PM–6:06 PM CDT Sample 15 flights, 9 late (60%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 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 23:06 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
Austin departure delays worsen: 86% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 60% → 86%
Of 14 departures that took off between 6:18 PM and 7:18 PM CDT, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin typically sees 37% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:18 PM–7:18 PM CDT Sample 14 flights, 12 late (86%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 42.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-26 00:18 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?
Closed Mon Oct 26, 4:20 AM CDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.