St Louis departures back near normal: 18% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 6:29 PM CDT
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Initial Observed
St Louis departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 12 departures that took off between 2:08 PM and 3:08 PM CDT, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. St Louis typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:08 PM–3:08 PM CDT Sample 12 flights, 6 late (50%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 16.0 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 20:08 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
St Louis departures back near normal: 18% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 57% at worst → 18% now
Of 17 departures that took off between 5:29 PM and 6:29 PM CDT, 3 left at least 15 minutes late. St Louis typically sees 30% 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. 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 5:29 PM–6:29 PM CDT Sample 17 flights, 3 late (18%) Comparison 30% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM 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 23:29 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?