Love Field arrival delays ease: 50% late in the last hour, still above normal
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- Resolved: closed without a new report (No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.)
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Initial Observed
Love Field arrivals running late: 46% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 13 arrivals that landed between 8:30 PM and 9:30 PM CDT, 6 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Love Field arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:30 PM–9:30 PM CDT Sample 13 flights, 6 late (46%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 7.0 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 02:30 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
Love Field arrival delays worsen: 60% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 46% → 60%
Of 15 arrivals that landed between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM CDT, 9 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Love Field arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:00 PM–10:00 PM CDT Sample 15 flights, 9 late (60%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 31.0 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 03:00 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
Love Field arrival delays ease: 50% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 60% → 50%
Of 14 arrivals that landed between 9:33 PM and 10:33 PM CDT, 7 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Love Field arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:33 PM–10:33 PM CDT Sample 14 flights, 7 late (50%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 21.0 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 03:33 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?
Closed Tue Oct 20, 6:04 AM CDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.