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Observed Major Resolved Delay BNA departures

Nashville departure delays worsen: 87% late in the last hour

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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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  1. Initial Observed

    Nashville departures running late: 61% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 18 departures that took off between 3:15 PM and 4:15 PM CST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Nashville typically sees 33% 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 window3:15 PM–4:15 PM CST
    Sample18 flights, 11 late (61%)
    Comparison33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour
    Median delay35.0 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 22:15 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. Escalation Observed

    Nashville departure delays worsen: 82% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 61% → 82%

    Of 17 departures that took off between 8:01 PM and 9:01 PM CST, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. Nashville typically sees 42% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window8:01 PM–9:01 PM CST
    Sample17 flights, 14 late (82%)
    Comparison42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour
    Median delay30.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 03:01 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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  3. De-escalation Observed

    Nashville departure delays ease: 83% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 82% → 83%

    Of 18 departures that took off between 10:05 PM and 11:05 PM CST, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. Nashville typically sees 51% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window10:05 PM–11:05 PM CST
    Sample18 flights, 15 late (83%)
    Comparison51% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour
    Median delay52.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 05:05 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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  4. Escalation Observed

    Nashville departure delays worsen: 87% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 83% → 87%

    Of 15 departures that took off between 10:26 PM and 11:26 PM CST, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. Nashville typically sees 51% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window10:26 PM–11:26 PM CST
    Sample15 flights, 13 late (87%)
    Comparison51% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour
    Median delay31.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 05:26 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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Closed Mon Nov 2, 5:30 AM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.