Atlanta departure delays worsen: 64% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Atlanta departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 46 departures that took off between 8:01 AM and 9:01 AM EST, 23 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta typically sees 10% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:01 AM–9:01 AM EST Sample 46 flights, 23 late (50%) Comparison 10% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 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 (2026-11-15 14:01 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
Atlanta departure delays worsen: 64% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 64%
Of 80 departures that took off between 10:46 AM and 11:46 AM EST, 51 left at least 15 minutes late. Atlanta typically sees 16% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:46 AM–11:46 AM EST Sample 80 flights, 51 late (64%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 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 (2026-11-15 16:46 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?