Love Field departures back near normal: 25% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 4:53 PM CDT
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Initial Observed
Love Field departures running late: 40% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 9:01 AM and 10:01 AM CDT, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Love Field typically sees 14% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:01 AM–10:01 AM CDT Sample 15 flights, 6 late (40%) Comparison 14% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 10.0 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 15:01 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
Love Field departures back near normal: 25% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 58% at worst → 25% now
Of 16 departures that took off between 3:53 PM and 4:53 PM CDT, 4 left at least 15 minutes late. Love Field typically sees 43% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 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 3:53 PM–4:53 PM CDT Sample 16 flights, 4 late (25%) Comparison 43% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 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 21:53 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?