LAX departures back near normal: 5% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 6:49 AM PST
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Initial Observed
LAX departures running late: 46% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 13 departures that took off between 12:33 AM and 1:33 AM PST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 21% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:33 AM–1:33 AM PST Sample 13 flights, 6 late (46%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 AM hour Median delay 14.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 09:33 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: 5% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 46% at worst → 5% now
Of 22 departures that took off between 5:49 AM and 6:49 AM PST, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 8% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 18% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:49 AM–6:49 AM PST Sample 22 flights, 1 late (5%) Comparison 8% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay -1.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 14:49 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?