San Diego arrivals back near normal: 10% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
San Diego arrivals running late: 65% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 arrivals that landed between 11:26 AM and 12:26 PM PDT, 15 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:26 AM–12:26 PM PDT Sample 23 flights, 15 late (65%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 17.8 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 19:26 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 arrival delays ease: 56% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 65% → 56%
Of 27 arrivals that landed between 11:46 AM and 12:46 PM PDT, 15 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:46 AM–12:46 PM PDT Sample 27 flights, 15 late (56%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 17.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 19:46 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 arrivals back near normal: 10% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 68% at worst → 10% now
Of 20 arrivals that landed between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM PDT, 2 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 26% of arrivals at San Diego arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). 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 3:00 PM–4:00 PM PDT Sample 20 flights, 2 late (10%) Comparison 26% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay -5.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-18 23:00 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?