Phoenix departures back near normal: 11% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Phoenix departures running late: 46% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 24 departures that took off between 10:45 PM and 11:45 PM MST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Phoenix typically sees 19% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:45 PM–11:45 PM MST Sample 24 flights, 11 late (46%) Comparison 19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour Median delay 13.0 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 06:45 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: 11% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 56% at worst → 11% now
Of 19 departures that took off between 5:10 AM and 6:10 AM MST, 2 left at least 15 minutes late. Phoenix typically sees 5% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 15% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:10 AM–6:10 AM MST Sample 19 flights, 2 late (11%) Comparison 5% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 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 13:10 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?