Atlanta departures back near normal: 6% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Atlanta departures running late: 52% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 33 departures that took off between 11:16 PM and 12:16 AM EST, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta typically sees 22% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:16 PM–12:16 AM EST Sample 33 flights, 17 late (52%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 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 05:16 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
Atlanta departures back near normal: 6% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 87% at worst → 6% now
Of 16 departures that took off between 5:59 AM and 6:59 AM EST, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta typically sees 10% 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 20% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:59 AM–6:59 AM EST Sample 16 flights, 1 late (6%) Comparison 10% 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 (2026-11-13 11:59 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?