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Observed Significant Resolved Delay RDU departures

Raleigh/Durham departure delays ease: 50% 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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  1. Initial Observed

    Raleigh/Durham departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 14 departures that took off between 12:42 PM and 1:42 PM EST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham typically sees 23% 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 window12:42 PM–1:42 PM EST
    Sample14 flights, 7 late (50%)
    Comparison23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour
    Median delay15.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-06 18:42 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Observed

    Raleigh/Durham departure delays worsen: 67% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 50% → 67%

    Of 18 departures that took off between 4:02 PM and 5:02 PM EST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window4:02 PM–5:02 PM EST
    Sample18 flights, 12 late (67%)
    Comparison29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour
    Median delay39.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-06 22:02 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. De-escalation Observed

    Raleigh/Durham departure delays ease: 62% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 67% → 62%

    Of 21 departures that took off between 4:33 PM and 5:33 PM EST, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham typically sees 32% 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 window4:33 PM–5:33 PM EST
    Sample21 flights, 13 late (62%)
    Comparison32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour
    Median delay39.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-06 22:33 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  4. Escalation Observed

    Raleigh/Durham departure delays worsen: 75% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 62% → 75%

    Of 12 departures that took off between 5:32 PM and 6:32 PM EST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham typically sees 33% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window5:32 PM–6:32 PM EST
    Sample12 flights, 9 late (75%)
    Comparison33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour
    Median delay93.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-06 23:32 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  5. De-escalation Observed

    Raleigh/Durham departure delays ease: 50% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 75% → 50%

    Of 12 departures that took off between 6:42 PM and 7:42 PM EST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham typically sees 36% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window6:42 PM–7:42 PM EST
    Sample12 flights, 6 late (50%)
    Comparison36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour
    Median delay29.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-07 00:42 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Sat Nov 7, 3:41 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.