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Observed Significant Resolved Delay SAN departures

San Diego departure delays ease: 44% 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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  1. Initial Observed

    San Diego departures running late: 76% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 21 departures that took off between 12:44 PM and 1:44 PM PST, 16 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 window12:44 PM–1:44 PM PST
    Sample21 flights, 16 late (76%)
    Comparison34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour
    Median delay19.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-01 21:44 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. De-escalation Observed

    San Diego departure delays ease: 65% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 76% → 65%

    Of 26 departures that took off between 1:21 PM and 2:21 PM PST, 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 window1:21 PM–2:21 PM PST
    Sample26 flights, 17 late (65%)
    Comparison34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour
    Median delay27.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-01 22:21 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. Escalation Observed

    San Diego departure delays worsen: 73% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 65% → 73%

    Of 22 departures that took off between 8:46 PM and 9:46 PM PST, 16 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 window8:46 PM–9:46 PM PST
    Sample22 flights, 16 late (73%)
    Comparison31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour
    Median delay60.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 05:46 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  4. De-escalation Observed

    San Diego departure delays ease: 44% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 73% → 44%

    Of 25 departures that took off between 10:07 PM and 11:07 PM PST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window10:07 PM–11:07 PM PST
    Sample25 flights, 11 late (44%)
    Comparison18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour
    Median delay7.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 07:07 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Mon Nov 2, 5:31 AM PST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.