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Observed Significant Resolved Delay IAH departures

Bush departures back near normal: 8% late in the last hour

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Resolved at 3:11 PM CST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Bush departures running late: 46% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 13 departures that took off between 1:27 PM and 2:27 PM CST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Bush typically sees 23% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window1:27 PM–2:27 PM CST
    Sample13 flights, 6 late (46%)
    Comparison23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour
    Median delay11.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-01 20:27 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. Recovery Observed

    Bush departures back near normal: 8% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 46% at worst → 8% now

    Of 49 departures that took off between 2:11 PM and 3:11 PM CST, 4 left at least 15 minutes late. Bush typically sees 19% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 29% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window2:11 PM–3:11 PM CST
    Sample49 flights, 4 late (8%)
    Comparison19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour
    Median delay-1.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-01 21:11 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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