Bush departures back near normal: 2% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 10:18 AM CDT
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Initial Observed
Bush departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 8:16 AM and 9:16 AM CDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Bush typically sees 13% 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 8:16 AM–9:16 AM CDT Sample 16 flights, 8 late (50%) Comparison 13% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 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 (2026-10-31 14:16 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? -
Recovery Observed
Bush departures back near normal: 2% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 58% at worst → 2% now
Of 45 departures that took off between 9:18 AM and 10:18 AM CDT, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. Bush typically sees 14% 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. The late share has stayed at or below 24% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:18 AM–10:18 AM CDT Sample 45 flights, 1 late (2%) Comparison 14% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay -12.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-31 15:18 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?