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Observed Major Resolved Delay IAH departures

Bush departures back near normal: 17% late in the last hour

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  1. Initial Observed

    Bush departures running late: 59% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 51 departures that took off between 12:28 PM and 1:28 PM CST, 30 left at least 15 minutes late. Bush typically sees 16% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window12:28 PM–1:28 PM CST
    Sample51 flights, 30 late (59%)
    Comparison16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour
    Median delay19.0 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 19:28 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

    Bush departure delays worsen: 79% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 59% → 79%

    Of 48 departures that took off between 12:49 PM and 1:49 PM CST, 38 left at least 15 minutes late. Bush typically sees 23% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window12:49 PM–1:49 PM CST
    Sample48 flights, 38 late (79%)
    Comparison23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour
    Median delay29.0 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 19:49 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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  3. Recovery Observed

    Bush departures back near normal: 17% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 84% at worst → 17% now

    Of 30 departures that took off between 2:07 PM and 3:07 PM CST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. Bush typically sees 19% 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 29% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window2:07 PM–3:07 PM CST
    Sample30 flights, 5 late (17%)
    Comparison19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour
    Median delay-1.0 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 21:07 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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