San Diego departures back near normal: 6% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
San Diego departures running late: 43% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 21 departures that took off between 9:41 AM and 10:41 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 9:41 AM–10:41 AM PST Sample 21 flights, 9 late (43%) Comparison 20% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 12.0 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 18:41 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: 70% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 43% → 70%
Of 23 departures that took off between 1:56 PM and 2:56 PM PST, 16 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 2 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:56 PM–2:56 PM PST Sample 23 flights, 16 late (70%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 2 PM hour Median delay 34.0 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 22:56 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: 59% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 70% → 59%
Of 22 departures that took off between 3:10 PM and 4:10 PM PST, 13 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 3:10 PM–4:10 PM PST Sample 22 flights, 13 late (59%) Comparison 33% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 3 PM hour Median delay 26.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-05 00:10 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: 6% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 83% at worst → 6% now
Of 16 departures that took off between 4:03 PM and 5:03 PM PST, 1 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. 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 4:03 PM–5:03 PM PST Sample 16 flights, 1 late (6%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay -1.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-05 01:03 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?