St Louis departures back near normal: 26% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
St Louis departures running late: 67% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 12 departures that took off between 8:41 AM and 9:41 AM CDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. St Louis typically sees 17% 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 window 8:41 AM–9:41 AM CDT Sample 12 flights, 8 late (67%) Comparison 17% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 24.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-17 14:41 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
St Louis 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 9:47 AM and 10:47 AM CDT, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. St Louis 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 9:47 AM–10:47 AM CDT Sample 14 flights, 7 late (50%) Comparison 15% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 16.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-17 15:47 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
St Louis departure delays worsen: 64% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 64%
Of 14 departures that took off between 11:36 AM and 12:36 PM CDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. St Louis typically sees 23% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:36 AM–12:36 PM CDT Sample 14 flights, 9 late (64%) Comparison 23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 75.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-17 17:36 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
St Louis departures back near normal: 26% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 81% at worst → 26% now
Of 19 departures that took off between 1:42 PM and 2:42 PM CDT, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. St Louis typically sees 29% 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. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 30 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:42 PM–2:42 PM CDT Sample 19 flights, 5 late (26%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 9.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-17 19:42 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?