San Diego aircraft turns back near normal: 1 of 17 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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Initial Observed
San Diego: 9 of 26 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 32 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 10:11 AM and 11:41 AM PST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 26. For 9 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); 1 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 10:11 AM–11:41 AM PST · 32 departures, aircraft known for 26 Tight turns 9 (35%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 8 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 4317 to SMF at 10:48 AM: aircraft N8662F, inbound WN 107 from PDX (airborne), -5 min to turn Tightest WN 3699 to DEN at 11:05 AM: aircraft N8818Q, inbound WN 3086 from SFO (airborne), 4 min to turn Tightest F9 3381 to SFO at 10:53 AM: aircraft N318FR, inbound F9 1571 from PHX (airborne), 6 min to turn Tightest WN 143 to EUG at 11:13 AM: aircraft N954WN, inbound WN 3105 from SJC (airborne), 10 min to turn Tightest OO 3716 to LAX at 10:54 AM: aircraft N271SY, inbound OO 3716 from LAX (not departed), 12 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 18:11 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? -
Escalation Observed
More tight aircraft turns at San Diego: 18 of 32 departures in the next 90 min
What changed: tight share 35% → 56%
Of the 44 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 12:14 PM and 1:44 PM PST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 32. For 18 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 12:14 PM–1:44 PM PST · 44 departures, aircraft known for 32 Tight turns 18 (56%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 2 not taken off · 11 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 133 to LAS at 1:42 PM: aircraft N449WN, inbound WN 133 from PIT (airborne), -19 min to turn Tightest WN 3700 to DEN at 1:24 PM: aircraft N8529Z, inbound WN 4841 from CMH (airborne), -4 min to turn Tightest OO 3045 to STS at 12:45 PM: aircraft N412SY, inbound OO 3144 from PHX (airborne), 11 min to turn Tightest QX 2317 to MFR at 12:32 PM: aircraft N655QX, inbound QX 2070 from LAS (airborne), 13 min to turn Tightest WN 2808 to SFO at 1:25 PM: aircraft N8926Q, inbound WN 352 from LAS (not departed), 13 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 20:14 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Fewer tight aircraft turns at San Diego: 12 of 24 departures in the next 90 min, still high
What changed: tight share 56% → 50%
Of the 35 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 1:23 PM and 2:53 PM PST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 24. For 12 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); 1 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 1:23 PM–2:53 PM PST · 35 departures, aircraft known for 24 Tight turns 12 (50%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 7 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 133 to LAS at 1:42 PM: aircraft N449WN, inbound WN 133 from PIT (airborne), -21 min to turn Tightest WN 2808 to SFO at 1:25 PM: aircraft N8926Q, inbound WN 352 from LAS (airborne), -8 min to turn Tightest WN 3700 to DEN at 1:24 PM: aircraft N8529Z, inbound WN 4841 from CMH (landed), 1 min to turn Tightest OO 3154 to MRY at 1:31 PM: aircraft N198SY, inbound OO 3039 from SJC (airborne), 2 min to turn Tightest WN 1094 to DEN at 2:38 PM: aircraft N8687A, inbound WN 836 from LAS (not departed), 7 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 21:23 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 17 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 71% at worst → 6% now
Of the 18 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 9:59 PM and 11:29 PM PST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 17. 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 9:59 PM–11:29 PM PST · 18 departures, aircraft known for 17 Tight turns 1 (6%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 0 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 QX 2327 to LAS at 10:25 PM: aircraft N628QX, inbound QX 2459 from SFO (landed), 27 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-07 05:59 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?