Tampa departure delays ease: 67% 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
Tampa departures running late: 58% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 12 departures that took off between 2:24 PM and 3:24 PM EST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Tampa typically sees 28% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:24 PM–3:24 PM EST Sample 12 flights, 7 late (58%) Comparison 28% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 20.0 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 20:24 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
Tampa departure delays worsen: 85% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 58% → 85%
Of 13 departures that took off between 5:59 PM and 6:59 PM EST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Tampa typically sees 37% 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 window 5:59 PM–6:59 PM EST Sample 13 flights, 11 late (85%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 37.0 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 23:59 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
Tampa departure delays ease: 67% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 85% → 67%
Of 21 departures that took off between 6:48 PM and 7:48 PM EST, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. Tampa 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 window 6:48 PM–7:48 PM EST Sample 21 flights, 14 late (67%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 28.0 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 00:48 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?
Closed Sat Nov 7, 4:40 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.