Phoenix departures back near normal: 13% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Phoenix departures running late: 40% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 55 departures that took off between 9:23 AM and 10:23 AM MST, 22 left at least 15 minutes late. Phoenix typically sees 16% 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 9:23 AM–10:23 AM MST Sample 55 flights, 22 late (40%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour 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 (2026-10-21 17:23 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
Phoenix departures back near normal: 13% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 42% at worst → 13% now
Of 52 departures that took off between 10:10 AM and 11:10 AM MST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Phoenix 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. The late share has stayed at or below 27% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:10 AM–11:10 AM MST Sample 52 flights, 7 late (13%) Comparison 17% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay -4.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-21 18:10 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?