Las Vegas departures back near normal: 4% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Las Vegas departures running late: 47% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 38 departures that took off between 9:33 AM and 10:33 AM PDT, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 19% 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 9:33 AM–10:33 AM PDT Sample 38 flights, 18 late (47%) Comparison 19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 14.0 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 17:33 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
Las Vegas departure delays worsen: 67% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 47% → 67%
Of 24 departures that took off between 10:58 PM and 11:58 PM PDT, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 23% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:58 PM–11:58 PM PDT Sample 24 flights, 16 late (67%) Comparison 23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour Median delay 32.0 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 06:58 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
Las Vegas departure delays ease: 45% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 67% → 45%
Of 20 departures that took off between 11:29 PM and 12:29 AM PDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 23% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:29 PM–12:29 AM PDT Sample 20 flights, 9 late (45%) Comparison 23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour Median delay 12.0 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 07:29 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
Las Vegas departures back near normal: 4% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 71% at worst → 4% now
Of 23 departures that took off between 5:55 AM and 6:55 AM PDT, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. Las Vegas typically sees 6% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 16% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:55 AM–6:55 AM PDT Sample 23 flights, 1 late (4%) Comparison 6% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay -5.0 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 13:55 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?