Kansas City departures back near normal: 7% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Kansas City departures running late: 62% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 13 departures that took off between 6:14 AM and 7:14 AM CST, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Kansas City typically sees 6% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:14 AM–7:14 AM CST Sample 13 flights, 8 late (62%) Comparison 6% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay 15.0 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 13:14 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
Kansas City departure delays ease: 54% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 62% → 54%
Of 13 departures that took off between 6:34 AM and 7:34 AM CST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Kansas City typically sees 7% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:34 AM–7:34 AM CST Sample 13 flights, 7 late (54%) Comparison 7% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour Median delay 15.0 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 13:34 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
Kansas City departures back near normal: 7% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 75% at worst → 7% now
Of 14 departures that took off between 10:07 AM and 11:07 AM CST, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. Kansas City typically sees 13% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 23% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:07 AM–11:07 AM CST Sample 14 flights, 1 late (7%) Comparison 13% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 5.0 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 17:07 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?