San Diego departures back near normal: 6% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 5:09 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
San Diego departures running late: 55% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 20 departures that took off between 11:52 AM and 12:52 PM PDT, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:52 AM–12:52 PM PDT Sample 20 flights, 11 late (55%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 19.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-25 19:52 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 departure delays worsen: 78% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 55% → 78%
Of 23 departures that took off between 1:51 PM and 2:51 PM PDT, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 34% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:51 PM–2:51 PM PDT Sample 23 flights, 18 late (78%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour 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 (2026-10-25 21:51 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 departure delays ease: 65% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 78% → 65%
Of 20 departures that took off between 2:12 PM and 3:12 PM PDT, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 34% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:12 PM–3:12 PM PDT Sample 20 flights, 13 late (65%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 27.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-25 22:12 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 departures back near normal: 6% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 79% at worst → 6% now
Of 16 departures that took off between 4:09 PM and 5:09 PM PDT, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego 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. 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 4:09 PM–5:09 PM PDT Sample 16 flights, 1 late (6%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay -2.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-26 00:09 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?