New Orleans departure delays ease: 38% 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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Initial Observed
New Orleans departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 14 departures that took off between 10:43 AM and 11:43 AM CST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. New Orleans typically sees 19% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:43 AM–11:43 AM CST Sample 14 flights, 7 late (50%) Comparison 19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM 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 (2026-11-01 17:43 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
New Orleans departure delays worsen: 77% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 77%
Of 13 departures that took off between 2:34 PM and 3:34 PM CST, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. New Orleans typically sees 30% 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 window 2:34 PM–3:34 PM CST Sample 13 flights, 10 late (77%) Comparison 30% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 45.0 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 21:34 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
New Orleans departure delays ease: 38% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 77% → 38%
Of 13 departures that took off between 5:40 PM and 6:40 PM CST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. New Orleans typically sees 39% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:40 PM–6:40 PM CST Sample 13 flights, 5 late (38%) Comparison 39% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM 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 (2026-11-02 00:40 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?
Closed Mon Nov 2, 1:19 AM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.