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Observed Significant Resolved Delay RDU departures

Raleigh/Durham departures back near normal: 21% late in the last hour

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Resolved at 5:17 PM EST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Raleigh/Durham departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 12 departures that took off between 1:54 PM and 2:54 PM EST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham 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.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window1:54 PM–2:54 PM EST
    Sample12 flights, 6 late (50%)
    Comparison25% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour
    Median delay15.0 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 19:54 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. Recovery Observed

    Raleigh/Durham departures back near normal: 21% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 50% at worst → 21% now

    Of 14 departures that took off between 4:17 PM and 5:17 PM EST, 3 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham typically sees 29% 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. 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 window4:17 PM–5:17 PM EST
    Sample14 flights, 3 late (21%)
    Comparison29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour
    Median delay6.0 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 22:17 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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