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Observed Significant Resolved Delay RDU departures

Raleigh/Durham departure delays ease: 67% 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

    Raleigh/Durham departures running late: 79% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 14 departures that took off between 5:02 PM and 6:02 PM EST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham typically sees 32% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window5:02 PM–6:02 PM EST
    Sample14 flights, 11 late (79%)
    Comparison32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour
    Median delay93.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
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    Published here (2026-11-14 23:02 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. De-escalation Observed

    Raleigh/Durham departure delays ease: 67% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 79% → 67%

    Of 12 departures that took off between 7:42 PM and 8:42 PM EST, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. Raleigh/Durham typically sees 37% 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 window7:42 PM–8:42 PM EST
    Sample12 flights, 8 late (67%)
    Comparison37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour
    Median delay73.0 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 01:42 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, 3:07 AM EST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.