Fort Lauderdale 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
Fort Lauderdale departures running late: 48% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 departures that took off between 10:23 AM and 11:23 AM EST, 11 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:23 AM–11:23 AM EST Sample 23 flights, 11 late (48%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 12.0 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 16:23 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? -
Escalation Observed
Fort Lauderdale departure delays worsen: 79% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 48% → 79%
Of 14 departures that took off between 2:57 PM and 3:57 PM EST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 37% 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 2:57 PM–3:57 PM EST Sample 14 flights, 11 late (79%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 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 (2026-11-06 20:57 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: 60% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 79% → 60%
Of 15 departures that took off between 3:17 PM and 4:17 PM EST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Fort Lauderdale typically sees 37% 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 EST Sample 15 flights, 9 late (60%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM 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 (2026-11-06 21:17 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?
Closed Sat Nov 7, 4:42 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.