Las Vegas arrivals back near normal: 17% late in the last hour

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1. Initial Observed Sat Oct 17, 7:42 PM PDT

   Las Vegas arrivals running late: 44% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour

   Of 34 arrivals that landed between 6:42 PM and 7:42 PM PDT, 15 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 21% of arrivals at Las Vegas arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

   Evidence for this update

   Measurement window	6:42 PM–7:42 PM PDT
   Sample	34 flights, 15 late (44%)
   Comparison	21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
   Median delay	8.0 min
   Method	FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
   Source event time	Sat Oct 17, 7:42 PM PDT
   Ingested	Sat Oct 17, 7:42 PM PDT
   Published here	Sat Oct 17, 7:42 PM PDT (2026-10-18 02:42 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

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2. Recovery Observed Sat Oct 17, 9:06 PM PDT

   Las Vegas arrivals back near normal: 17% late in the last hour

   What changed: late share 47% at worst → 17% now

   Of 18 arrivals that landed between 8:06 PM and 9:06 PM PDT, 3 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 21% of arrivals at Las Vegas arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.

   Evidence for this update

   Measurement window	8:06 PM–9:06 PM PDT
   Sample	18 flights, 3 late (17%)
   Comparison	21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
   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	Sat Oct 17, 9:06 PM PDT
   Ingested	Sat Oct 17, 9:06 PM PDT
   Published here	Sat Oct 17, 9:06 PM PDT (2026-10-18 04:06 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

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