Atlanta departure delays worsen: 69% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Atlanta departures running late: 54% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 26 departures that took off between 8:34 AM and 9:34 AM EST, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta 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 8:34 AM–9:34 AM EST Sample 26 flights, 14 late (54%) Comparison 14% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 17.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-14 14:34 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? -
Escalation Observed
Atlanta departure delays worsen: 69% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 54% → 69%
Of 35 departures that took off between 10:35 AM and 11:35 AM EST, 24 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta typically sees 16% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:35 AM–11:35 AM EST Sample 35 flights, 24 late (69%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 42.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-14 16:35 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?