SFO departures back near normal: 14% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 9:38 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 62% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 32 departures that took off between 4:43 PM and 5:43 PM PDT, 20 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 31% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 4:43 PM–5:43 PM PDT Sample 32 flights, 20 late (62%) Comparison 31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour Median delay 20.0 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 00:44 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 62% → 74%
Of 34 departures that took off between 5:14 PM and 6:14 PM PDT, 25 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 31% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:14 PM–6:14 PM PDT Sample 34 flights, 25 late (74%) Comparison 31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour Median delay 30.0 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 01:14 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: 14% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 75% at worst → 14% now
Of 43 departures that took off between 8:38 PM and 9:38 PM PDT, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 27% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 8:38 PM–9:38 PM PDT Sample 43 flights, 6 late (14%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 (2026-10-27 04:38 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?