San Diego departure delays ease: 59% 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: 69% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 7:19 PM and 8:19 PM PDT, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 38% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:19 PM–8:19 PM PDT Sample 16 flights, 11 late (69%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 39.0 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 03:19 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: 80% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 69% → 80%
Of 15 departures that took off between 7:44 PM and 8:44 PM PDT, 12 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 7:44 PM–8:44 PM PDT Sample 15 flights, 12 late (80%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 45.0 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 03:44 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: 59% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 80% → 59%
Of 22 departures that took off between 9:11 PM and 10:11 PM PDT, 13 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 9:11 PM–10:11 PM PDT Sample 22 flights, 13 late (59%) Comparison 31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 37.0 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 05:11 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 Fri Oct 30, 5:32 AM PDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.