Salt Lake City departures back near normal: 9% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Salt Lake City departures running late: 47% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 32 departures that took off between 10:45 AM and 11:45 AM MST, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. Salt Lake City typically sees 14% 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 10:45 AM–11:45 AM MST Sample 32 flights, 15 late (47%) Comparison 14% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 14.0 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 18:45 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
Salt Lake City departure delays worsen: 62% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 47% → 62%
Of 42 departures that took off between 11:10 AM and 12:10 PM MST, 26 left at least 15 minutes late. Salt Lake City typically sees 14% 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 11:10 AM–12:10 PM MST Sample 42 flights, 26 late (62%) Comparison 14% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 20.0 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 19:10 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Salt Lake City departure delays ease: 31% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 62% → 31%
Of 16 departures that took off between 1:16 PM and 2:16 PM MST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. Salt Lake City typically sees 16% 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 window 1:16 PM–2:16 PM MST Sample 16 flights, 5 late (31%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 11.0 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 21:16 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? -
Recovery Observed
Salt Lake City departures back near normal: 9% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 75% at worst → 9% now
Of 23 departures that took off between 2:47 PM and 3:47 PM MST, 2 left at least 15 minutes late. Salt Lake City typically sees 16% 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. The late share has stayed at or below 26% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:47 PM–3:47 PM MST Sample 23 flights, 2 late (9%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay -5.0 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 22:47 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?