Fort Lauderdale departures back near normal: 24% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Fort Lauderdale departures running late: 67% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 8:46 AM and 9:46 AM EST, 10 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 8:46 AM–9:46 AM EST Sample 15 flights, 10 late (67%) Comparison 15% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 18.0 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 14:46 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: 38% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 67% → 38%
Of 16 departures that took off between 9:13 AM and 10:13 AM EST, 6 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 9:13 AM–10:13 AM EST Sample 16 flights, 6 late (38%) Comparison 15% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM 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 (2026-11-04 15:13 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: 24% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 69% at worst → 24% now
Of 21 departures that took off between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM EST, 5 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. 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 10:00 AM–11:00 AM EST Sample 21 flights, 5 late (24%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 6.0 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 16:00 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?