San Diego arrival delays ease: 50% 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 arrivals running late: 50% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 arrivals that landed between 5:43 PM and 6:43 PM PDT, 8 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:43 PM–6:43 PM PDT Sample 16 flights, 8 late (50%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 21.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-31 01:43 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 arrival delays worsen: 73% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 73%
Of 22 arrivals that landed between 8:10 PM and 9:10 PM PDT, 16 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:10 PM–9:10 PM PDT Sample 22 flights, 16 late (73%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals 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 (2026-10-31 04:10 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 arrival delays ease: 57% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 73% → 57%
Of 21 arrivals that landed between 8:59 PM and 9:59 PM PDT, 12 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:59 PM–9:59 PM PDT Sample 21 flights, 12 late (57%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 32.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-31 04:59 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 arrival delays worsen: 70% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 57% → 70%
Of 23 arrivals that landed between 9:20 PM and 10:20 PM PDT, 16 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:20 PM–10:20 PM PDT Sample 23 flights, 16 late (70%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals 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 (2026-10-31 05:20 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 arrival delays ease: 50% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 70% → 50%
Of 12 arrivals that landed between 10:10 PM and 11:10 PM PDT, 6 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:10 PM–11:10 PM PDT Sample 12 flights, 6 late (50%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 35.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-31 06:10 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 Sat Oct 31, 6:39 AM PDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.