San Diego departure delays ease: 53% late in the last hour, still above normal
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- Resolved: closed without a new report (No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.)
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Initial Observed
San Diego departures running late: 57% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 departures that took off between 8:28 PM and 9:28 PM PDT, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 36% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:28 PM–9:28 PM PDT Sample 23 flights, 13 late (57%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 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 (2026-10-27 04:28 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: 69% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 57% → 69%
Of 26 departures that took off between 8:48 PM and 9:48 PM PDT, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 31% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:48 PM–9:48 PM PDT Sample 26 flights, 18 late (69%) Comparison 31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 (2026-10-27 04:48 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: 62% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 69% → 62%
Of 29 departures that took off between 9:19 PM and 10:19 PM PDT, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 31% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:19 PM–10:19 PM PDT Sample 29 flights, 18 late (62%) Comparison 31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 26.0 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 05:19 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: 65% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 62% → 65%
Of 34 departures that took off between 9:41 PM and 10:41 PM PDT, 22 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:41 PM–10:41 PM PDT Sample 34 flights, 22 late (65%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 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 (2026-10-27 05:41 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: 53% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 65% → 53%
Of 34 departures that took off between 10:05 PM and 11:05 PM PDT, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:05 PM–11:05 PM PDT Sample 34 flights, 18 late (53%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay 26.0 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 06:05 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?
Closed Tue Oct 27, 5:31 AM PDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.