Tampa departure delays ease: 56% late in the last hour, still above normal
- Current state
- Developing
- Started
- Latest activity
- Updates
- 3
Tailodds reports what the FAA publishes, what we measure and what our model forecasts. It doesn’t control airport operations or change bookings; check with your airline about your trip.
Updates oldest first
-
Initial Observed
Tampa departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 14 departures that took off between 9:27 AM and 10:27 AM EST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Tampa typically sees 13% 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 9:27 AM–10:27 AM EST Sample 14 flights, 7 late (50%) Comparison 13% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM 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 (2026-11-15 15:27 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
Tampa departure delays worsen: 61% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 61%
Of 18 departures that took off between 9:51 AM and 10:51 AM EST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Tampa typically sees 17% 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 9:51 AM–10:51 AM EST Sample 18 flights, 11 late (61%) Comparison 17% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM 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 (2026-11-15 15:51 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
Tampa departure delays ease: 56% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 61% → 56%
Of 18 departures that took off between 10:13 AM and 11:13 AM EST, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. Tampa typically sees 17% 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 10:13 AM–11:13 AM EST Sample 18 flights, 10 late (56%) Comparison 17% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM 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 (2026-11-15 16:13 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?