San Diego arrivals back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
San Diego arrivals running late: 57% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 21 arrivals that landed between 12:17 PM and 1:17 PM PDT, 12 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego 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 12:17 PM–1:17 PM PDT Sample 21 flights, 12 late (57%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 28.0 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 20:17 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
San Diego arrival delays worsen: 76% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 57% → 76%
Of 21 arrivals that landed between 12:38 PM and 1:38 PM PDT, 16 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego 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 12:38 PM–1:38 PM PDT Sample 21 flights, 16 late (76%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 30.0 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 20:38 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
San Diego arrival delays ease: 50% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 76% → 50%
Of 22 arrivals that landed between 1:46 PM and 2:46 PM PDT, 11 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego 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 1:46 PM–2:46 PM PDT Sample 22 flights, 11 late (50%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 18.0 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 21:46 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? -
Recovery Observed
San Diego arrivals back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 89% at worst → 22% now
Of 18 arrivals that landed between 3:18 PM and 4:18 PM PDT, 4 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:18 PM–4:18 PM PDT Sample 18 flights, 4 late (22%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 6.0 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 23:18 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?