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Observed Major Resolved Delay IND departures

Indianapolis departure delays worsen: 83% 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

    Indianapolis departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 12 departures that took off between 4:14 PM and 5:14 PM EST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Indianapolis typically sees 26% 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 window4:14 PM–5:14 PM EST
    Sample12 flights, 6 late (50%)
    Comparison26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour
    Median delay15.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
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    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-11 22:14 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

    Indianapolis departure delays worsen: 83% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 50% → 83%

    Of 12 departures that took off between 6:35 PM and 7:35 PM EST, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. Indianapolis typically sees 33% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window6:35 PM–7:35 PM EST
    Sample12 flights, 10 late (83%)
    Comparison33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour
    Median delay56.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-12 00:35 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 Thu Nov 12, 1:53 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.