LAX departures back near normal: 29% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
LAX departures running late: 46% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 39 departures that took off between 7:09 PM and 8:09 PM PST, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 22% 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 window 7:09 PM–8:09 PM PST Sample 39 flights, 18 late (46%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 13.0 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 04:09 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: 29% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 47% at worst → 29% now
Of 24 departures that took off between 8:24 PM and 9:24 PM PST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 25% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:24 PM–9:24 PM PST Sample 24 flights, 7 late (29%) Comparison 25% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 4.0 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 05:24 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?