SFO arrival delays ease: 56% 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
SFO arrivals running late: 59% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 41 arrivals that landed between 9:05 PM and 10:05 PM PST, 24 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 31% of arrivals at SFO 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 9:05 PM–10:05 PM PST Sample 41 flights, 24 late (59%) Comparison 31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 49.0 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 06:05 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
SFO arrival delays worsen: 71% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 59% → 71%
Of 42 arrivals that landed between 9:38 PM and 10:38 PM PST, 30 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 31% of arrivals at SFO 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 9:38 PM–10:38 PM PST Sample 42 flights, 30 late (71%) Comparison 31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 56.0 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 06:38 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
SFO arrival delays ease: 56% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 71% → 56%
Of 32 arrivals that landed between 10:27 PM and 11:27 PM PST, 18 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 31% of arrivals at SFO 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 10:27 PM–11:27 PM PST Sample 32 flights, 18 late (56%) Comparison 31% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 31.0 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 07:27 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 Mon Nov 2, 6:50 AM PST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.