Las Vegas departures back near normal: 26% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Las Vegas departures running late: 52% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 29 departures that took off between 11:31 AM and 12:31 PM PDT, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 27% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:31 AM–12:31 PM PDT Sample 29 flights, 15 late (52%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 17.0 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 19:31 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: 26% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 52% at worst → 26% now
Of 35 departures that took off between 12:49 PM and 1:49 PM PDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 26% 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. 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 12:49 PM–1:49 PM PDT Sample 35 flights, 9 late (26%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 3.0 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 20:49 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?