National departures back near normal: 25% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
National departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 14 departures that took off between 11:24 AM and 12:24 PM EST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 21% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:24 AM–12:24 PM EST Sample 14 flights, 7 late (50%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 18.0 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 17:24 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? -
Recovery Observed
National departures back near normal: 25% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 60% at worst → 25% now
Of 20 departures that took off between 2:44 PM and 3:44 PM EST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 34% 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. 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 2:44 PM–3:44 PM EST Sample 20 flights, 5 late (25%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 2.0 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 20:44 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?