MCO departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
MCO departures running late: 48% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 27 departures that took off between 1:13 PM and 2:13 PM EST, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. MCO typically sees 26% 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 1:13 PM–2:13 PM EST Sample 27 flights, 13 late (48%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 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 19:13 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
MCO departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 52% at worst → 23% now
Of 26 departures that took off between 2:23 PM and 3:23 PM EST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. MCO typically sees 27% 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. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:23 PM–3:23 PM EST Sample 26 flights, 6 late (23%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 4.0 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 20:23 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?