National departure 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
National departures running late: 65% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 17 departures that took off between 3:36 PM and 4:36 PM EDT, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 37% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:36 PM–4:36 PM EDT Sample 17 flights, 11 late (65%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour 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 (2026-10-22 20:36 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
National departure delays worsen: 78% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 65% → 78%
Of 18 departures that took off between 3:56 PM and 4:56 PM EDT, 14 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 37% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:56 PM–4:56 PM EDT Sample 18 flights, 14 late (78%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay 29.5 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 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? -
De-escalation Observed
National departure delays ease: 69% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 78% → 69%
Of 35 departures that took off between 5:41 PM and 6:41 PM EDT, 24 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 40% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:41 PM–6:41 PM EDT Sample 35 flights, 24 late (69%) Comparison 40% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 26.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 22:41 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
National departure delays worsen: 71% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 69% → 71%
Of 17 departures that took off between 9:18 PM and 10:18 PM EDT, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 34% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:18 PM–10:18 PM EDT Sample 17 flights, 12 late (71%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 48.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 02:18 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? -
De-escalation Observed
National departure delays ease: 50% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 71% → 50%
Of 16 departures that took off between 9:39 PM and 10:39 PM EDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. National typically sees 37% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:39 PM–10:39 PM EDT Sample 16 flights, 8 late (50%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay 34.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 02:39 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 Fri Oct 23, 5:30 AM EDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.