LAX departures back near normal: 27% 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 11:00 PM and 12:00 AM PST, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 21% 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 11:00 PM–12:00 AM PST Sample 39 flights, 18 late (46%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour Median delay 10.0 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 08:00 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: 27% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 49% at worst → 27% now
Of 15 departures that took off between 12:16 AM and 1:16 AM PST, 4 left at least 15 minutes late. LAX typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 28% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:16 AM–1:16 AM PST Sample 15 flights, 4 late (27%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour Median delay 8.0 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 09:16 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?