SFO departures back near normal: 25% late in the last hour
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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 12:49 PM and 1:49 PM PDT, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:49 PM–1:49 PM PDT Sample 34 flights, 17 late (50%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM 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 20:49 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
SFO departure delays worsen: 74% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 74%
Of 31 departures that took off between 1:09 PM and 2:09 PM PDT, 23 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:09 PM–2:09 PM PDT Sample 31 flights, 23 late (74%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 39.0 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 21:09 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? -
De-escalation Observed
SFO departure delays ease: 64% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 74% → 64%
Of 44 departures that took off between 1:59 PM and 2:59 PM PDT, 28 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 32% 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 1:59 PM–2:59 PM PDT Sample 44 flights, 28 late (64%) Comparison 32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 23.0 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 21:59 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: 25% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 78% at worst → 25% now
Of 20 departures that took off between 4:11 PM and 5:11 PM PDT, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 29% 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 4:11 PM–5:11 PM PDT Sample 20 flights, 5 late (25%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay -10.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-27 00:11 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?