Austin departures back near normal: 24% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 3:56 PM CDT
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Initial Observed
Austin departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 20 departures that took off between 12:18 PM and 1:18 PM CDT, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin 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 12:18 PM–1:18 PM CDT Sample 20 flights, 10 late (50%) Comparison 23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 19.0 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 18:18 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
Austin departure delays worsen: 64% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 64%
Of 14 departures that took off between 12:57 PM and 1:57 PM CDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin typically sees 27% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:57 PM–1:57 PM CDT Sample 14 flights, 9 late (64%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 23.0 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 18:57 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
Austin departure delays ease: 56% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 64% → 56%
Of 16 departures that took off between 1:18 PM and 2:18 PM CDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin typically sees 27% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:18 PM–2:18 PM CDT Sample 16 flights, 9 late (56%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 23.0 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 19:18 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
Austin departures back near normal: 24% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 71% at worst → 24% now
Of 21 departures that took off between 2:56 PM and 3:56 PM CDT, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. Austin typically sees 32% 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. 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 2:56 PM–3:56 PM CDT Sample 21 flights, 5 late (24%) Comparison 32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 2.0 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 20:56 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?