Hobby departure delays ease: 53% late in the last hour, still above normal
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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
Hobby departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 12 departures that took off between 9:16 AM and 10:16 AM CST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 9% 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 9:16 AM–10:16 AM CST Sample 12 flights, 6 late (50%) Comparison 9% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 15.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-03 16:16 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? -
Escalation Observed
Hobby departure delays worsen: 73% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 73%
Of 15 departures that took off between 11:02 AM and 12:02 PM CST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 18% 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 11:02 AM–12:02 PM CST Sample 15 flights, 11 late (73%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 19.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-03 18:03 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
Hobby departure delays ease: 42% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 73% → 42%
Of 12 departures that took off between 11:58 AM and 12:58 PM CST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 27% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:58 AM–12:58 PM CST Sample 12 flights, 5 late (42%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM 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 (2026-11-03 18:58 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
Hobby departure delays worsen: 92% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 42% → 92%
Of 13 departures that took off between 3:07 PM and 4:07 PM CST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 35% 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 window 3:07 PM–4:07 PM CST Sample 13 flights, 12 late (92%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 48.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-03 22:07 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
Hobby departure delays ease: 53% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 92% → 53%
Of 17 departures that took off between 8:22 PM and 9:22 PM CST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 38% 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 window 8:22 PM–9:22 PM CST Sample 17 flights, 9 late (53%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 16.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-04 03:23 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 Wed Nov 4, 4:00 AM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.