Boston departure delays ease: 73% 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
Boston departures running late: 60% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM EST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Boston typically sees 30% 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 2:30 PM–3:30 PM EST Sample 15 flights, 9 late (60%) Comparison 30% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 16.0 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 20:30 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: 83% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 60% → 83%
Of 12 departures that took off between 8:48 PM and 9:48 PM EST, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. Boston typically sees 42% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:48 PM–9:48 PM EST Sample 12 flights, 10 late (83%) Comparison 42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 111.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-08 02:48 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Boston departure delays ease: 73% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 83% → 73%
Of 22 departures that took off between 9:42 PM and 10:42 PM EST, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. Boston typically sees 47% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:42 PM–10:42 PM EST Sample 22 flights, 16 late (73%) Comparison 47% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay 73.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-08 03:42 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 Sun Nov 8, 5:30 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.