LaGuardia departure delays ease: 56% late in the last hour, still above normal
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Initial Observed
LaGuardia departures running late: 48% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 31 departures that took off between 9:22 AM and 10:22 AM EST, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. LaGuardia typically sees 14% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:22 AM–10:22 AM EST Sample 31 flights, 15 late (48%) Comparison 14% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 11.0 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 15:22 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? -
Escalation Observed
LaGuardia departure delays worsen: 64% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 48% → 64%
Of 22 departures that took off between 12:53 PM and 1:53 PM EST, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. LaGuardia typically sees 21% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:53 PM–1:53 PM EST Sample 22 flights, 14 late (64%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 24.0 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 18:53 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
LaGuardia departure delays ease: 56% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 64% → 56%
Of 16 departures that took off between 3:03 PM and 4:03 PM EST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. LaGuardia typically sees 30% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:03 PM–4:03 PM EST Sample 16 flights, 9 late (56%) Comparison 30% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 37.0 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 21:03 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?