SFO departure delays worsen: 65% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 56% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 25 departures that took off between 9:27 PM and 10:27 PM PST, 14 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.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:27 PM–10:27 PM PST Sample 25 flights, 14 late (56%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 (2026-11-13 06:27 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? -
Escalation Observed
SFO departure delays worsen: 65% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 56% → 65%
Of 31 departures that took off between 11:25 PM and 12:25 AM PST, 20 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 11:25 PM–12:25 AM PST Sample 31 flights, 20 late (65%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 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 08:25 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?