LAX departures back near normal: 21% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 3:28 PM PST
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Initial Observed
LAX departures running late: 44% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 52 departures that took off between 10:25 AM and 11:25 AM PST, 23 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 20% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:25 AM–11:25 AM PST Sample 52 flights, 23 late (44%) Comparison 20% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 12.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 19:25 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
LAX departures back near normal: 21% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 45% at worst → 21% now
Of 28 departures that took off between 2:27 PM and 3:27 PM PST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 25% 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 32 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:27 PM–3:27 PM PST Sample 28 flights, 6 late (21%) Comparison 25% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 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 (2026-11-09 23:28 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?