SFO departures back near normal: 5% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 6:52 AM PDT
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 55% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 22 departures that took off between 11:17 PM and 12:17 AM PDT, 12 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 11:17 PM–12:17 AM PDT Sample 22 flights, 12 late (55%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 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 (2026-10-19 07:17 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: 5% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 60% at worst → 5% now
Of 19 departures that took off between 5:52 AM and 6:52 AM PDT, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 6% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 16% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 5:52 AM–6:52 AM PDT Sample 19 flights, 1 late (5%) Comparison 6% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 AM hour Median delay 0.0 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 13:52 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?