Atlanta departure delays ease: 60% 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
Atlanta departures running late: 54% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 50 departures that took off between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM EST, 27 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta typically sees 16% 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 10:00 AM–11:00 AM EST Sample 50 flights, 27 late (54%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 17.0 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? -
Escalation Observed
Atlanta departure delays worsen: 75% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 54% → 75%
Of 44 departures that took off between 10:20 AM and 11:20 AM EST, 33 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta typically sees 16% 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 10:20 AM–11:20 AM EST Sample 44 flights, 33 late (75%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 24.0 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 16:20 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
Atlanta departure delays ease: 60% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 75% → 60%
Of 42 departures that took off between 1:14 PM and 2:14 PM EST, 25 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta typically sees 18% 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 1:14 PM–2:14 PM EST Sample 42 flights, 25 late (60%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 17.0 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 19:14 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 Thu Nov 5, 6:23 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.