SFO departures back near normal: 5% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 6:57 AM PDT
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 34 departures that took off between 11:34 PM and 12:34 AM PDT, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 22% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:34 PM–12:34 AM PDT Sample 34 flights, 17 late (50%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour 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 (2026-10-26 07:34 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
SFO departures back near normal: 5% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 56% at worst → 5% now
Of 21 departures that took off between 5:57 AM and 6:57 AM PDT, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 6% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 16% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:57 AM–6:57 AM PDT Sample 21 flights, 1 late (5%) Comparison 6% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 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 (2026-10-26 13:57 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?