Hobby departures back near normal: 27% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Hobby departures running late: 46% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 13 departures that took off between 10:03 AM and 11:03 AM CDT, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 15% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:03 AM–11:03 AM CDT Sample 13 flights, 6 late (46%) Comparison 15% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM 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 (2026-10-19 16:03 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
Hobby departure delays worsen: 76% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 46% → 76%
Of 21 departures that took off between 3:04 PM and 4:04 PM CDT, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 35% 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 window 3:04 PM–4:04 PM CDT Sample 21 flights, 16 late (76%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 33.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 21:04 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
Hobby departures back near normal: 27% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 85% at worst → 27% now
Of 15 departures that took off between 8:30 PM and 9:30 PM CDT, 4 left at least 15 minutes late. Hobby typically sees 39% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 8:30 PM–9:30 PM CDT Sample 15 flights, 4 late (27%) Comparison 39% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 (2026-10-20 02:30 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?