MCO departures back near normal: 21% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
MCO departures running late: 53% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 36 departures that took off between 12:27 PM and 1:27 PM EST, 19 left at least 15 minutes late. MCO typically sees 24% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:27 PM–1:27 PM EST Sample 36 flights, 19 late (53%) Comparison 24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 24.0 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 18:27 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
MCO departures back near normal: 21% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 64% at worst → 21% now
Of 28 departures that took off between 5:35 PM and 6:35 PM EST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. MCO typically sees 38% 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. 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 5:35 PM–6:35 PM EST Sample 28 flights, 6 late (21%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 3.0 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 23:35 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?