Austin departure delays ease: 71% 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
Austin departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 18 departures that took off between 12:53 PM and 1:53 PM CDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin typically sees 27% 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 12:53 PM–1:53 PM CDT Sample 18 flights, 9 late (50%) Comparison 27% 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 (2026-10-18 18:53 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
Austin departure delays worsen: 74% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 74%
Of 19 departures that took off between 2:52 PM and 3:52 PM CDT, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin typically sees 32% 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 2:52 PM–3:52 PM CDT Sample 19 flights, 14 late (74%) Comparison 32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 25.0 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 20:52 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
Austin departure delays ease: 71% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 74% → 71%
Of 14 departures that took off between 8:10 PM and 9:10 PM CDT, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin typically sees 42% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:10 PM–9:10 PM CDT Sample 14 flights, 10 late (71%) Comparison 42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 30.0 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 02:10 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 Mon Oct 19, 3:43 AM CDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.