Fort Lauderdale departures back near normal: 30% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Fort Lauderdale departures running late: 47% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 19 departures that took off between 9:48 AM and 10:48 AM EDT, 9 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 9:48 AM–10:48 AM EDT Sample 19 flights, 9 late (47%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 10.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 14:48 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
Fort Lauderdale departures back near normal: 30% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 69% at worst → 30% now
Of 30 departures that took off between 8:48 PM and 9:48 PM EDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 52% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour). 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 8:48 PM–9:48 PM EDT Sample 30 flights, 9 late (30%) Comparison 52% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour 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 Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 01:48 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?