SFO departures back near normal: 22% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 16 departures that took off between 5:42 PM and 6:42 PM PDT, 8 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 24% 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 5:42 PM–6:42 PM PDT Sample 16 flights, 8 late (50%) Comparison 24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 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 (2026-10-19 01:42 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 61% at worst → 22% now
Of 32 departures that took off between 9:12 PM and 10:12 PM PDT, 7 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 9:12 PM–10:12 PM PDT Sample 32 flights, 7 late (22%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 (2026-10-19 05:12 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?