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Observed Significant Resolved Delay LGA departures

LaGuardia departure delays ease: 58% late in the last hour, still above normal

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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

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

    Of 13 departures that took off between 8:54 AM and 9:54 AM EST, 6 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 window8:54 AM–9:54 AM EST
    Sample13 flights, 6 late (46%)
    Comparison14% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour
    Median delay-1.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 14:55 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

    LaGuardia departure delays worsen: 71% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 46% → 71%

    Of 17 departures that took off between 10:52 AM and 11:52 AM EST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. LaGuardia typically sees 19% 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 window10:52 AM–11:52 AM EST
    Sample17 flights, 12 late (71%)
    Comparison19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour
    Median delay67.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 16:52 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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  3. De-escalation Observed

    LaGuardia departure delays ease: 53% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 71% → 53%

    Of 15 departures that took off between 1:14 PM and 2:14 PM EST, 8 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 window1:14 PM–2:14 PM EST
    Sample15 flights, 8 late (53%)
    Comparison21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour
    Median delay41.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 19:14 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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  4. Escalation Observed

    LaGuardia departure delays worsen: 67% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 53% → 67%

    Of 18 departures that took off between 1:53 PM and 2:53 PM EST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. LaGuardia 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.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window1:53 PM–2:53 PM EST
    Sample18 flights, 12 late (67%)
    Comparison27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour
    Median delay61.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 19:53 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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  5. De-escalation Observed

    LaGuardia departure delays ease: 50% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 67% → 50%

    Of 14 departures that took off between 2:46 PM and 3:46 PM EST, 7 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 window2:46 PM–3:46 PM EST
    Sample14 flights, 7 late (50%)
    Comparison30% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour
    Median delay34.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-14 20:46 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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  6. Escalation Observed

    LaGuardia departure delays worsen: 79% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 50% → 79%

    Of 14 departures that took off between 6:01 PM and 7:01 PM EST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. LaGuardia typically sees 34% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window6:01 PM–7:01 PM EST
    Sample14 flights, 11 late (79%)
    Comparison34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour
    Median delay71.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-15 00:01 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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  7. De-escalation Observed

    LaGuardia departure delays ease: 58% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 79% → 58%

    Of 12 departures that took off between 8:21 PM and 9:21 PM EST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. LaGuardia typically sees 36% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window8:21 PM–9:21 PM EST
    Sample12 flights, 7 late (58%)
    Comparison36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour
    Median delay27.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-15 02:21 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 Sun Nov 15, 3:31 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.