Newark departure delays ease: 62% 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
Newark departures running late: 88% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 8:11 AM and 9:11 AM EST, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. Newark typically sees 13% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:11 AM–9:11 AM EST Sample 16 flights, 14 late (88%) Comparison 13% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour Median delay 34.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 14:11 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
Newark departure delays ease: 52% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 88% → 52%
Of 29 departures that took off between 5:06 PM and 6:06 PM EST, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. Newark typically sees 27% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:06 PM–6:06 PM EST Sample 29 flights, 15 late (52%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM 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 (2026-11-06 23:06 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
Newark departure delays worsen: 66% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 52% → 66%
Of 29 departures that took off between 8:41 PM and 9:41 PM EST, 19 left at least 15 minutes late. Newark typically sees 29% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:41 PM–9:41 PM EST Sample 29 flights, 19 late (66%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 38.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-07 02:41 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
Newark departure delays ease: 62% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 66% → 62%
Of 26 departures that took off between 9:40 PM and 10:40 PM EST, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. Newark typically sees 39% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:40 PM–10:40 PM EST Sample 26 flights, 16 late (62%) Comparison 39% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay 64.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-07 03:40 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 Sat Nov 7, 5:21 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.