LAX departures back near normal: 0% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 6:52 AM PST
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Initial Observed
LAX departures running late: 42% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 19 departures that took off between 12:14 AM and 1:14 AM PDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:14 AM–1:14 AM PDT Sample 19 flights, 8 late (42%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour Median delay 10.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-01 08:14 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
LAX departures back near normal: 0% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 62% at worst → 0% now
Of 18 departures that took off between 5:52 AM and 6:52 AM PST, 0 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 8% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 18% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:52 AM–6:52 AM PST Sample 18 flights, 0 late (0%) Comparison 8% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay -2.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-01 14:52 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?