SFO departures back near normal: 0% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 58% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 31 departures that took off between 9:19 PM and 10:19 PM PST, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 27% 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 window 9:19 PM–10:19 PM PST Sample 31 flights, 18 late (58%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour 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 (2026-11-02 06:19 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 departure delays worsen: 79% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 58% → 79%
Of 34 departures that took off between 11:17 PM and 12:17 AM PST, 27 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 27% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:17 PM–12:17 AM PST Sample 34 flights, 27 late (79%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour Median delay 29.0 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 08:17 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: 0% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 82% at worst → 0% now
Of 15 departures that took off between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM PST, 0 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 6% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 16% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:00 AM–7:00 AM PST Sample 15 flights, 0 late (0%) Comparison 6% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay -10.0 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 15:00 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?