Las Vegas departures back near normal: 7% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Las Vegas departures running late: 70% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 departures that took off between 3:55 PM and 4:55 PM PDT, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 36% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:55 PM–4:55 PM PDT Sample 23 flights, 16 late (70%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay 22.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-28 23:55 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? -
Escalation Observed
Las Vegas departure delays worsen: 85% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 70% → 85%
Of 34 departures that took off between 4:16 PM and 5:16 PM PDT, 29 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 36% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 4:16 PM–5:16 PM PDT Sample 34 flights, 29 late (85%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay 24.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-29 00:16 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Las Vegas departure delays ease: 57% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 85% → 57%
Of 35 departures that took off between 5:05 PM and 6:05 PM PDT, 20 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 34% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:05 PM–6:05 PM PDT Sample 35 flights, 20 late (57%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 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 (2026-10-29 01:05 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? -
Escalation Observed
Las Vegas departure delays worsen: 80% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 57% → 80%
Of 15 departures that took off between 8:35 PM and 9:35 PM PDT, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 38% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:35 PM–9:35 PM PDT Sample 15 flights, 12 late (80%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 42.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-29 04:35 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: 7% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 87% at worst → 7% now
Of 14 departures that took off between 11:21 PM and 12:21 AM PDT, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 23% 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. 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 11:21 PM–12:21 AM PDT Sample 14 flights, 1 late (7%) Comparison 23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour Median delay -2.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-29 07:21 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?