SFO departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 58% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 33 departures that took off between 8:56 AM and 9:56 AM PDT, 19 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:56 AM–9:56 AM PDT Sample 33 flights, 19 late (58%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 17.0 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 16:56 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: 23% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 64% at worst → 23% now
Of 31 departures that took off between 10:16 AM and 11:16 AM PDT, 7 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 10 AM 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 10:16 AM–11:16 AM PDT Sample 31 flights, 7 late (23%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 3.0 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 18:17 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?