San Diego aircraft turns back near normal: 1 of 22 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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Initial Observed
San Diego: 8 of 25 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 35 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 11:55 AM and 1:25 PM PST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 25. For 8 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SAN is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 2 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 11:55 AM–1:25 PM PST · 35 departures, aircraft known for 25 Tight turns 8 (32%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 2 not taken off · 4 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest WN 2397 to LAS at 12:47 PM: aircraft N442WN, inbound WN 2397 from SJC (not departed), -45 min to turn Tightest WN 3707 to HOU at 12:46 PM: aircraft N8502Z, inbound WN 371 from SMF (not departed), -41 min to turn Tightest WN 447 to SBA at 12:31 PM: aircraft N8691A, inbound WN 4644 from MCI (airborne), -17 min to turn Tightest WN 1659 to DEN at 12:33 PM: aircraft N8575Z, inbound WN 1695 from DAL (airborne), -4 min to turn Tightest QX 2250 to STS at 12:01 PM: aircraft N665QX, inbound QX 2211 from EUG (landed), 17 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-04 19:55 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Recovery Observed
San Diego aircraft turns back near normal: 1 of 22 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 53% at worst → 5% now
Of the 29 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 3:54 PM and 5:24 PM PST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 22. For 1 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SAN is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 0 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late. The tight share has stayed at or below 12% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with current data.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 3:54 PM–5:24 PM PST · 29 departures, aircraft known for 22 Tight turns 1 (5%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 1 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest WN 4608 to OAK at 4:58 PM: aircraft N8843S, inbound WN 2375 from DAL (airborne), 15 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-04 23:54 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?