SFO aircraft turns back near normal: 3 of 29 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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Initial Observed
SFO: 10 of 37 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 62 departures scheduled from SFO (SFO) between 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 37. For 10 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SFO 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); 3 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 11:00 AM–12:30 PM PDT · 62 departures, aircraft known for 37 Tight turns 10 (27%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 3 not taken off · 7 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 4308 to BNA at 12:19 PM: aircraft N8793Q, inbound WN 4065 from LAS (not departed), -22 min to turn Tightest WN 3789 to STL at 11:50 AM: aircraft N923WN, inbound WN 2548 from AUS (airborne), -21 min to turn Tightest WN 2981 to SAN at 11:09 AM: aircraft N442WN, inbound WN 1752 from PHX (airborne), -20 min to turn Tightest WN 2259 to DEN at 11:03 AM: aircraft N483WN, inbound WN 4303 from DEN (airborne), -18 min to turn Tightest QK 845 to YVR at 11:25 AM: aircraft CGLJZ, inbound QK 840 from YVR (airborne), -4 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-27 18:00 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
SFO aircraft turns back near normal: 3 of 29 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 30% at worst → 10% now
Of the 52 departures scheduled from SFO (SFO) between 12:51 PM and 2:21 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 29. For 3 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SFO 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 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with current data.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 12:51 PM–2:21 PM PDT · 52 departures, aircraft known for 29 Tight turns 3 (10%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 2 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 QX 2408 to GEG at 1:13 PM: aircraft N667QX, inbound QX 2167 from PSP (landed), 28 min to turn Tightest OO 5440 to SNA at 1:39 PM: aircraft N641SY, inbound OO 5248 from SMF (airborne), 29 min to turn Tightest F9 1192 to PHX at 1:32 PM: aircraft N323FR, inbound F9 3381 from SAN (airborne), 33 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-27 19:51 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?