Fort Lauderdale departure delays worsen: 69% 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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Initial Observed
Fort Lauderdale departures running late: 47% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 6:53 AM and 7:53 AM EST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 9% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:53 AM–7:53 AM EST Sample 15 flights, 7 late (47%) Comparison 9% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour Median delay 13.0 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 12:53 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
Fort Lauderdale departure delays worsen: 75% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 47% → 75%
Of 12 departures that took off between 8:37 AM and 9:37 AM EST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 15% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:37 AM–9:37 AM EST Sample 12 flights, 9 late (75%) Comparison 15% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 36.0 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 14:37 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
Fort Lauderdale departure delays ease: 57% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 75% → 57%
Of 14 departures that took off between 10:10 AM and 11:10 AM EST, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 21% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:10 AM–11:10 AM EST Sample 14 flights, 8 late (57%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 23.0 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 16:10 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
Fort Lauderdale departure delays worsen: 69% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 57% → 69%
Of 13 departures that took off between 10:37 AM and 11:37 AM EST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 24% 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 10:37 AM–11:37 AM EST Sample 13 flights, 9 late (69%) Comparison 24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 32.0 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 16:37 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 Tue Nov 3, 4:10 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.