San Diego departure delays ease: 63% 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
San Diego departures running late: 58% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 19 departures that took off between 1:20 PM and 2:20 PM PST, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 34% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:20 PM–2:20 PM PST Sample 19 flights, 11 late (58%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM 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 22:20 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 58% → 75%
Of 20 departures that took off between 2:32 PM and 3:32 PM PST, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 33% 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 2:32 PM–3:32 PM PST Sample 20 flights, 15 late (75%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 51.0 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 23:32 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: 63% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 75% → 63%
Of 19 departures that took off between 4:20 PM and 5:20 PM PST, 12 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 37% 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 4:20 PM–5:20 PM PST Sample 19 flights, 12 late (63%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay 22.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-03 01:20 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 Tue Nov 3, 5:32 AM PST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.