Las Vegas departures back near normal: 5% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 6:41 AM PDT
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Initial Observed
Las Vegas departures running late: 62% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 34 departures that took off between 4:55 PM and 5:55 PM PDT, 21 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 34% 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 4:55 PM–5:55 PM PDT Sample 34 flights, 21 late (62%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour Median delay 23.0 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 00:55 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
Las Vegas departures back near normal: 5% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 69% at worst → 5% now
Of 22 departures that took off between 5:41 AM and 6:41 AM PDT, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 6% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 16% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:41 AM–6:41 AM PDT Sample 22 flights, 1 late (5%) Comparison 6% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay -1.0 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 13:41 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?