Boston departures back near normal: 19% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Boston departures running late: 59% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 27 departures that took off between 8:07 AM and 9:07 AM EST, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. Boston typically sees 12% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:07 AM–9:07 AM EST Sample 27 flights, 16 late (59%) Comparison 12% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour Median delay 19.0 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 14:07 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
Boston departure delays worsen: 95% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 59% → 95%
Of 21 departures that took off between 8:28 AM and 9:28 AM EST, 20 left at least 15 minutes late. Boston typically sees 12% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:28 AM–9:28 AM EST Sample 21 flights, 20 late (95%) Comparison 12% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour Median delay 34.0 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 14:28 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
Boston departure delays ease: 44% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 95% → 44%
Of 27 departures that took off between 12:39 PM and 1:39 PM EST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. Boston typically sees 22% 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 12:39 PM–1:39 PM EST Sample 27 flights, 12 late (44%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 10.0 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 18:39 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? -
Recovery Observed
Boston departures back near normal: 19% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 100% at worst → 19% now
Of 16 departures that took off between 1:31 PM and 2:31 PM EST, 3 left at least 15 minutes late. Boston typically sees 24% 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. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:31 PM–2:31 PM EST Sample 16 flights, 3 late (19%) Comparison 24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay -4.0 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 19:31 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?