Las Vegas departures back near normal: 13% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 6:42 AM PDT
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Initial Observed
Las Vegas departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 10:51 AM and 11:51 AM PDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 22% 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 10:51 AM–11:51 AM PDT Sample 16 flights, 8 late (50%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 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 (2026-10-18 18:51 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
Las Vegas departure delays worsen: 73% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 73%
Of 37 departures that took off between 3:17 PM and 4:17 PM PDT, 27 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 34% 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 3:17 PM–4:17 PM PDT Sample 37 flights, 27 late (73%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 50.0 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 23:17 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
Las Vegas departure delays ease: 61% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 73% → 61%
Of 28 departures that took off between 9:48 PM and 10:48 PM PDT, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 33% 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 9:48 PM–10:48 PM PDT Sample 28 flights, 17 late (61%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay 29.0 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 05:48 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
Las Vegas departures back near normal: 13% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 100% at worst → 13% now
Of 23 departures that took off between 5:42 AM and 6:42 AM PDT, 3 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 6% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 16% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:42 AM–6:42 AM PDT Sample 23 flights, 3 late (13%) Comparison 6% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay 1.0 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 13:42 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?