SFO departures back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 59% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 32 departures that took off between 12:34 PM and 1:34 PM PDT, 19 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 12:34 PM–1:34 PM PDT Sample 32 flights, 19 late (59%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 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 20:34 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: 22% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 59% at worst → 22% now
Of 36 departures that took off between 1:50 PM and 2:50 PM PDT, 8 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. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 32 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:50 PM–2:50 PM PDT Sample 36 flights, 8 late (22%) Comparison 32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay -1.0 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 21:50 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?