San Diego departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 11:51 AM PST
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Initial Observed
San Diego departures running late: 53% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 9:16 AM and 10:16 AM PST, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 19% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:16 AM–10:16 AM PST Sample 15 flights, 8 late (53%) Comparison 19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 16.0 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 18:16 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
San Diego departure delays worsen: 75% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 53% → 75%
Of 20 departures that took off between 9:37 AM and 10:37 AM PST, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 20% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:37 AM–10:37 AM PST Sample 20 flights, 15 late (75%) Comparison 20% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 18.0 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 18:37 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
San Diego departure delays ease: 45% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 75% → 45%
Of 20 departures that took off between 10:04 AM and 11:04 AM PST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 20% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:04 AM–11:04 AM PST Sample 20 flights, 9 late (45%) Comparison 20% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 14.0 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 19:04 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
San Diego departures back near normal: 23% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 75% at worst → 23% now
Of 22 departures that took off between 10:51 AM and 11:51 AM PST, 5 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 23% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:51 AM–11:51 AM PST Sample 22 flights, 5 late (23%) Comparison 23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 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 19:51 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?