Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 222 h staleForecast cycle 76 minLightning 222 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 7 minFAA flight data 9 min

FAA NAS status is stale (222 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (222 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Observed Significant Resolved Delay SNA arrivals

Orange County arrivals back near normal: 19% late in the last hour

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Resolved at 10:40 PM PST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Orange County arrivals running late: 50% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 12 arrivals that landed between 4:01 PM and 5:01 PM PST, 6 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 18% of arrivals at Orange County 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 window4:01 PM–5:01 PM PST
    Sample12 flights, 6 late (50%)
    Comparison18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay16.0 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 01:01 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. Recovery Observed

    Orange County arrivals back near normal: 19% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 62% at worst → 19% now

    Of 16 arrivals that landed between 9:40 PM and 10:40 PM PST, 3 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 18% of arrivals at Orange County arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 28% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window9:40 PM–10:40 PM PST
    Sample16 flights, 3 late (19%)
    Comparison18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay-1.0 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 06:40 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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