Las Vegas departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 11:20 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
Las Vegas departures running late: 61% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 departures that took off between 2:05 PM and 3:05 PM PDT, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 33% 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 2:05 PM–3:05 PM PDT Sample 23 flights, 14 late (61%) Comparison 33% 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 (2026-10-17 22:05 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: 74% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 61% → 74%
Of 23 departures that took off between 6:40 PM and 7:40 PM PDT, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 37% 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 6:40 PM–7:40 PM PDT Sample 23 flights, 17 late (74%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 32.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 02:40 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: 55% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 74% → 55%
Of 20 departures that took off between 7:01 PM and 8:01 PM PDT, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 37% 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 7:01 PM–8:01 PM PDT Sample 20 flights, 11 late (55%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 25.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 03:01 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: 23% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 76% at worst → 23% now
Of 13 departures that took off between 10:20 PM and 11:20 PM PDT, 3 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 33% 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. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 30 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:20 PM–11:20 PM PDT Sample 13 flights, 3 late (23%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay -7.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 06:20 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?