San Diego departures back near normal: 25% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 8:44 PM PST
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Initial Observed
San Diego departures running late: 72% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 18 departures that took off between 6:15 PM and 7:15 PM PST, 13 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 6 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:15 PM–7:15 PM PST Sample 18 flights, 13 late (72%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 24.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-11 03:15 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: 68% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 72% → 68%
Of 22 departures that took off between 6:35 PM and 7:35 PM PST, 15 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 38% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:35 PM–7:35 PM PST Sample 22 flights, 15 late (68%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 22.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-11 03:35 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: 25% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 74% at worst → 25% now
Of 16 departures that took off between 7:44 PM and 8:44 PM PST, 4 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 36% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 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 7:44 PM–8:44 PM PST Sample 16 flights, 4 late (25%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour 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 (2026-11-11 04:44 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?