San Diego departure delays ease: 63% late in the last hour, still above normal
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Initial Observed
San Diego departures running late: 56% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 18 departures that took off between 11:50 AM and 12:50 PM PST, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:50 AM–12:50 PM PST Sample 18 flights, 10 late (56%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 33.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 20:50 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? -
Escalation Observed
San Diego departure delays worsen: 77% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 56% → 77%
Of 22 departures that took off between 1:26 PM and 2:26 PM PST, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 34% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 1:26 PM–2:26 PM PST Sample 22 flights, 17 late (77%) Comparison 34% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 35.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 22:27 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: 59% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 77% → 59%
Of 17 departures that took off between 4:29 PM and 5:29 PM PST, 10 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 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 4:29 PM–5:29 PM PST Sample 17 flights, 10 late (59%) Comparison 37% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay 18.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-13 01:29 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? -
Escalation Observed
San Diego departure delays worsen: 79% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 59% → 79%
Of 19 departures that took off between 7:33 PM and 8:33 PM PST, 15 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:33 PM–8:33 PM PST Sample 19 flights, 15 late (79%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 30.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-13 04:33 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: 63% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 79% → 63%
Of 19 departures that took off between 8:16 PM and 9:16 PM PST, 12 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:16 PM–9:16 PM PST Sample 19 flights, 12 late (63%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour Median delay 18.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-13 05:16 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?