SFO departures back near normal: 12% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 100% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 13 departures that took off between 6:52 PM and 7:52 PM PST, 13 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 6:52 PM–7:52 PM PST Sample 13 flights, 13 late (100%) Comparison 25% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 211.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-14 03:52 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: 20% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 100% → 20%
Of 15 departures that took off between 7:09 AM and 8:09 AM PST, 3 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 8% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:09 AM–8:09 AM PST Sample 15 flights, 3 late (20%) Comparison 8% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 AM 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 (2026-11-14 16:09 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: 12% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 100% at worst → 12% now
Of 17 departures that took off between 8:25 AM and 9:25 AM PST, 2 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 10% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 20% for 31 minutes across 15 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 8:25 AM–9:25 AM PST Sample 17 flights, 2 late (12%) Comparison 10% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 8 AM 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 (2026-11-14 17:25 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?