Hobby departure delays ease: 38% 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
Hobby departures running late: 81% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 3:02 PM and 4:02 PM CST, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 35% 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 3:02 PM–4:02 PM CST Sample 16 flights, 13 late (81%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 31.0 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 22:02 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
Hobby departure delays ease: 38% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 81% → 38%
Of 13 departures that took off between 8:17 PM and 9:17 PM CST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 38% 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 8:17 PM–9:17 PM CST Sample 13 flights, 5 late (38%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 5.0 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 03:17 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, 3:44 AM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.