Hobby departure delays ease: 54% late in the last hour, still above normal
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Initial Observed
Hobby departures running late: 69% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 3:02 PM and 4:02 PM CST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 35% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:02 PM–4:02 PM CST Sample 16 flights, 11 late (69%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 27.0 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 22:02 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? -
Escalation Observed
Hobby departure delays worsen: 80% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 69% → 80%
Of 15 departures that took off between 3:22 PM and 4:22 PM CST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 35% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:22 PM–4:22 PM CST Sample 15 flights, 12 late (80%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 36.0 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 22:22 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Hobby departure delays ease: 54% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 80% → 54%
Of 13 departures that took off between 10:22 PM and 11:22 PM CST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 45% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:22 PM–11:22 PM CST Sample 13 flights, 7 late (54%) Comparison 45% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay 18.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-13 05:22 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?