tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 221 h staleForecast cycle 1 hLightning 221 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 6 minFAA flight data 6 min

FAA NAS status is stale (221 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (221 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Observed Major Resolved Delay STL departures

St Louis departure delays worsen: 85% late in the last hour

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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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  1. Initial Observed

    St Louis departures running late: 67% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 15 departures that took off between 4:25 PM and 5:25 PM CST, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. St Louis typically sees 36% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window4:25 PM–5:25 PM CST
    Sample15 flights, 10 late (67%)
    Comparison36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour
    Median delay23.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-08 23:25 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Observed

    St Louis departure delays worsen: 85% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 67% → 85%

    Of 13 departures that took off between 8:21 PM and 9:21 PM CST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. St Louis typically sees 39% 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 window8:21 PM–9:21 PM CST
    Sample13 flights, 11 late (85%)
    Comparison39% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour
    Median delay38.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-09 03:21 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Mon Nov 9, 4:50 AM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.