San Diego arrival delays ease: 57% 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
San Diego arrivals running late: 47% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 arrivals that landed between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM PDT, 7 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 4:30 PM–5:30 PM PDT Sample 15 flights, 7 late (47%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 12.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-24 00:30 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
San Diego arrival delays worsen: 71% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 47% → 71%
Of 17 arrivals that landed between 5:03 PM and 6:03 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 5:03 PM–6:03 PM PDT Sample 17 flights, 12 late (71%) Comparison 26% 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 (2026-10-24 01:03 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: 57% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 71% → 57%
Of 14 arrivals that landed between 10:28 PM and 11:28 PM PDT, 8 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 10:28 PM–11:28 PM PDT Sample 14 flights, 8 late (57%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 15.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-24 06:28 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 Sat Oct 24, 3:26 PM PDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.