SFO departures back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 70% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 departures that took off between 7:13 PM and 8:13 PM PST, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO 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 window 7:13 PM–8:13 PM PST Sample 23 flights, 16 late (70%) Comparison 25% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 19.0 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 04:13 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
SFO departure delays ease: 50% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 70% → 50%
Of 16 departures that took off between 8:04 PM and 9:04 PM PST, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 32% 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 8:04 PM–9:04 PM PST Sample 16 flights, 8 late (50%) Comparison 32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 PM hour 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 (2026-11-13 05:04 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: 22% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 83% at worst → 22% now
Of 23 departures that took off between 8:48 PM and 9:48 PM PST, 5 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 9 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 30 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:48 PM–9:48 PM PST Sample 23 flights, 5 late (22%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 3.0 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 05:48 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?