SFO departures back near normal: 18% 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 22 departures that took off between 3:17 PM and 4:17 PM PST, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 35% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:17 PM–4:17 PM PST Sample 22 flights, 13 late (59%) Comparison 35% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 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 (2026-11-02 00:17 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: 18% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 59% at worst → 18% now
Of 38 departures that took off between 4:18 PM and 5:18 PM PST, 7 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 4 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 4:18 PM–5:18 PM PST Sample 38 flights, 7 late (18%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay -5.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-02 01:18 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?