Minneapolis departure delays ease: 40% late in the last hour, still above normal
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- Resolved: closed without a new report (No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.)
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Initial Observed
Minneapolis departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 7:41 PM and 8:41 PM CDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Minneapolis typically sees 20% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:41 PM–8:41 PM CDT Sample 16 flights, 8 late (50%) Comparison 20% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 15.0 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 01:41 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
Minneapolis departure delays worsen: 69% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 69%
Of 29 departures that took off between 8:21 PM and 9:21 PM CDT, 20 left at least 15 minutes late. Minneapolis typically sees 20% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:21 PM–9:21 PM CDT Sample 29 flights, 20 late (69%) Comparison 20% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 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 (2026-10-29 02:21 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Minneapolis departure delays ease: 40% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 69% → 40%
Of 20 departures that took off between 9:20 PM and 10:20 PM CDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Minneapolis typically sees 22% 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 9:20 PM–10:20 PM CDT Sample 20 flights, 8 late (40%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM 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 (2026-10-29 03:20 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?
Closed Thu Oct 29, 5:22 AM CDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.