National departure delays ease: 58% 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
National departures running late: 81% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 7:08 PM and 8:08 PM EDT, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 36% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:08 PM–8:08 PM EDT Sample 16 flights, 13 late (81%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 28.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 00:08 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? -
De-escalation Observed
National departure delays ease: 63% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 81% → 63%
Of 27 departures that took off between 7:43 PM and 8:43 PM EDT, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 36% 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 7:43 PM–8:43 PM EDT Sample 27 flights, 17 late (63%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 28.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 00:43 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
National departure delays worsen: 73% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 63% → 73%
Of 22 departures that took off between 9:09 PM and 10:09 PM EDT, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 34% 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 9:09 PM–10:09 PM EDT Sample 22 flights, 16 late (73%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 37.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 02:10 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
National departure delays ease: 58% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 73% → 58%
Of 19 departures that took off between 9:38 PM and 10:38 PM EDT, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 37% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:38 PM–10:38 PM EDT Sample 19 flights, 11 late (58%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay 18.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 02:38 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 Fri Oct 30, 5:32 AM EDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.