San Diego departures back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 5:50 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
San Diego departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 20 departures that took off between 11:57 AM and 12:57 PM PDT, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:57 AM–12:57 PM PDT Sample 20 flights, 10 late (50%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 15.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-29 19:57 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: 74% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 74%
Of 23 departures that took off between 1:21 PM and 2:21 PM PDT, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 34% 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 1:21 PM–2:21 PM PDT Sample 23 flights, 17 late (74%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 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 (2026-10-29 21:21 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: 67% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 74% → 67%
Of 27 departures that took off between 1:42 PM and 2:42 PM PDT, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 34% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:42 PM–2:42 PM PDT Sample 27 flights, 18 late (67%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 28.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-29 21:42 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
San Diego departures back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 76% at worst → 22% now
Of 18 departures that took off between 4:49 PM and 5:49 PM PDT, 4 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 33% 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. 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 4:49 PM–5:49 PM PDT Sample 18 flights, 4 late (22%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour Median delay -4.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 00:50 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?