SFO departures back near normal: 0% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 54% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 13 departures that took off between 11:58 PM and 12:58 AM PST, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 22% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:58 PM–12:58 AM PST Sample 13 flights, 7 late (54%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 AM 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 (2026-11-04 08:58 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 60% at worst → 0% now
Of 24 departures that took off between 6:48 AM and 7:48 AM PST, 0 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 8% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 18% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:48 AM–7:48 AM PST Sample 24 flights, 0 late (0%) Comparison 8% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour Median delay -4.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-04 15:48 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?