National arrival delays ease: 62% 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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Initial Observed
National arrivals running late: 58% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 12 arrivals that landed between 12:53 PM and 1:53 PM EST, 7 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 28% of arrivals at National arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:53 PM–1:53 PM EST Sample 12 flights, 7 late (58%) Comparison 28% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 39.0 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 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? -
Escalation Observed
National arrival delays worsen: 77% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 58% → 77%
Of 13 arrivals that landed between 6:28 PM and 7:28 PM EST, 10 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 28% of arrivals at National arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:28 PM–7:28 PM EST Sample 13 flights, 10 late (77%) Comparison 28% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 47.5 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-15 00:28 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
National arrival delays ease: 62% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 77% → 62%
Of 13 arrivals that landed between 8:51 PM and 9:51 PM EST, 8 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 28% of arrivals at National arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:51 PM–9:51 PM EST Sample 13 flights, 8 late (62%) Comparison 28% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 45.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-15 02:51 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?
Closed Sun Nov 15, 4:04 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.