Philadelphia arrival delays ease: 47% late in the last hour, still above normal
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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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Initial Observed
Philadelphia arrivals running late: 45% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 22 arrivals that landed between 5:22 PM and 6:22 PM EST, 10 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Philadelphia arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:22 PM–6:22 PM EST Sample 22 flights, 10 late (45%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 11.0 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 23:22 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? -
Escalation Observed
Philadelphia arrival delays worsen: 83% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 45% → 83%
Of 18 arrivals that landed between 5:49 PM and 6:49 PM EST, 15 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Philadelphia arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:49 PM–6:49 PM EST Sample 18 flights, 15 late (83%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 58.0 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 23:49 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Philadelphia arrival delays ease: 47% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 83% → 47%
Of 15 arrivals that landed between 10:45 PM and 11:45 PM EST, 7 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Philadelphia arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:45 PM–11:45 PM EST Sample 15 flights, 7 late (47%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals 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 (2026-11-13 04:45 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?
Closed Fri Nov 13, 6:52 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.