SFO departures back near normal: 6% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 36 departures that took off between 11:20 PM and 12:20 AM PST, 18 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 27% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:20 PM–12:20 AM PST Sample 36 flights, 18 late (50%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour Median delay 15.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-07 08:20 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: 6% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 56% at worst → 6% now
Of 17 departures that took off between 6:01 AM and 7:01 AM PST, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 6% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 16% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:01 AM–7:01 AM PST Sample 17 flights, 1 late (6%) Comparison 6% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay -9.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-07 15:01 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?