SFO departure delays ease: 58% late in the last hour, still above normal
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 57% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 departures that took off between 9:06 AM and 10:06 AM PST, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:06 AM–10:06 AM PST Sample 23 flights, 13 late (57%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour Median delay 21.0 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 18:06 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: 64% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 57% → 64%
Of 25 departures that took off between 9:35 AM and 10:35 AM PST, 16 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 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:35 AM–10:35 AM PST Sample 25 flights, 16 late (64%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 31.0 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 18:35 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 64% → 50%
Of 20 departures that took off between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM PST, 10 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 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:00 AM–11:00 AM PST Sample 20 flights, 10 late (50%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 16.0 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 19:00 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: 76% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 76%
Of 17 departures that took off between 11:17 AM and 12:17 PM PST, 13 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 28% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:17 AM–12:17 PM PST Sample 17 flights, 13 late (76%) Comparison 28% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 51.0 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 20:17 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? -
De-escalation Observed
SFO departure delays ease: 58% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 76% → 58%
Of 19 departures that took off between 11:38 AM and 12:38 PM PST, 11 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 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 11:38 AM–12:38 PM PST Sample 19 flights, 11 late (58%) Comparison 32% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 34.0 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 20:38 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?