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Observed Major Resolved Delay HOU arrivals

Hobby arrivals back near normal: 7% late in the last hour

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  1. Initial Observed

    Hobby arrivals running late: 58% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 12 arrivals that landed between 5:28 PM and 6:28 PM CDT, 7 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Hobby arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window5:28 PM–6:28 PM CDT
    Sample12 flights, 7 late (58%)
    Comparison22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay18.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-28 23:28 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Observed

    Hobby arrival delays worsen: 67% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 58% → 67%

    Of 12 arrivals that landed between 5:49 PM and 6:49 PM CDT, 8 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Hobby arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window5:49 PM–6:49 PM CDT
    Sample12 flights, 8 late (67%)
    Comparison22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay21.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-28 23:49 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. Recovery Observed

    Hobby arrivals back near normal: 7% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 75% at worst → 7% now

    Of 14 arrivals that landed between 7:30 PM and 8:30 PM CDT, 1 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Hobby arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). 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 window7:30 PM–8:30 PM CDT
    Sample14 flights, 1 late (7%)
    Comparison22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay-6.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-29 01:30 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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