San Diego aircraft turns back near normal: 0 of 15 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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- Resolved at 9:38 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
San Diego: 8 of 23 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 38 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 12:49 PM and 2:19 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 23. For 8 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SAN is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 2 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 12:49 PM–2:19 PM PDT · 38 departures, aircraft known for 23 Tight turns 8 (35%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 2 not taken off · 5 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest WN 3026 to MDW at 12:56 PM: aircraft N8984L, inbound WN 2861 from PHX (not departed), -55 min to turn Tightest WN 3668 to PHX at 1:07 PM: aircraft N8560Z, inbound WN 1879 from DAL (airborne), -14 min to turn Tightest WN 2085 to SMF at 1:11 PM: aircraft N8901Q, inbound WN 743 from RNO (airborne), -13 min to turn Tightest WN 251 to MCI at 1:50 PM: aircraft N8693A, inbound WN 4768 from SMF (not departed), -12 min to turn Tightest OO 3045 to STS at 12:52 PM: aircraft N182SY, inbound OO 9790 from LAX (airborne), -2 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-17 19:49 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Recovery Observed
San Diego aircraft turns back near normal: 0 of 15 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 71% at worst → 0% now
Of the 17 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 9:38 PM and 11:08 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 15. For 0 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SAN is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 0 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late. The tight share has stayed at or below 12% for 30 minutes across 16 checks, each with current data.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 9:38 PM–11:08 PM PDT · 17 departures, aircraft known for 15 Tight turns 0 (0%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 0 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 04:38 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?