tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 221 h staleForecast cycle 61 minLightning 221 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 6 minFAA flight data 6 min

FAA NAS status is stale (221 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (221 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Observed Significant New Delay SNA departures

Orange County departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour

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    Orange County departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 12 departures that took off between 6:40 PM and 7:40 PM PST, 6 left at least 15 minutes late. Orange County typically sees 25% 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 window6:40 PM–7:40 PM PST
    Sample12 flights, 6 late (50%)
    Comparison25% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour
    Median delay18.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
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    Published here (2026-11-13 03:40 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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