Las Vegas departures back near normal: 15% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 12:16 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
Las Vegas departures running late: 53% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 17 departures that took off between 7:29 AM and 8:29 AM PDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 11% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:29 AM–8:29 AM PDT Sample 17 flights, 9 late (53%) Comparison 11% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM 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 (2026-10-30 15:29 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 53% → 74%
Of 23 departures that took off between 7:50 AM and 8:50 AM PDT, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 14% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:50 AM–8:50 AM PDT Sample 23 flights, 17 late (74%) Comparison 14% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour Median delay 20.0 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 15:50 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: 56% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 74% → 56%
Of 27 departures that took off between 8:58 AM and 9:58 AM PDT, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 16% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:58 AM–9:58 AM PDT Sample 27 flights, 15 late (56%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM 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 (2026-10-30 16:58 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: 15% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 80% at worst → 15% now
Of 26 departures that took off between 11:16 AM and 12:16 PM PDT, 4 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 22% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM 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 11:16 AM–12:16 PM PDT Sample 26 flights, 4 late (15%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 5.0 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 19:16 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?