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Observed Major Resolved Delay DAL departures

Love Field departure delays worsen: 73% late in the last hour

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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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  1. Initial Observed

    Love Field departures running late: 46% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 13 departures that took off between 7:48 AM and 8:48 AM CST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Love Field typically sees 10% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window7:48 AM–8:48 AM CST
    Sample13 flights, 6 late (46%)
    Comparison10% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour
    Median delay14.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
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    Published here (2026-11-13 14:48 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Observed

    Love Field departure delays worsen: 73% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 46% → 73%

    Of 15 departures that took off between 1:33 PM and 2:33 PM CST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Love Field typically sees 30% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window1:33 PM–2:33 PM CST
    Sample15 flights, 11 late (73%)
    Comparison30% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour
    Median delay18.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-13 20:33 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Fri Nov 13, 8:44 PM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.