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Observed Significant Resolved Delay HOU departures

Hobby departure delays ease: 53% 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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  1. Initial Observed

    Hobby departures running late: 85% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 13 departures that took off between 3:09 PM and 4:09 PM CDT, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 35% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window3:09 PM–4:09 PM CDT
    Sample13 flights, 11 late (85%)
    Comparison35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour
    Median delay26.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
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    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-30 21:09 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. De-escalation Observed

    Hobby departure delays ease: 53% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 85% → 53%

    Of 15 departures that took off between 10:20 PM and 11:20 PM CDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 45% 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 window10:20 PM–11:20 PM CDT
    Sample15 flights, 8 late (53%)
    Comparison45% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour
    Median delay17.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-31 04:20 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Sat Oct 31, 5:32 AM CDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.