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Observed Major Resolved Delay SMF departures

Sacramento departures running late: 75% left 15+ min late in the last hour

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Resolved: closed without a new report (No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.)
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  1. Initial Observed

    Sacramento departures running late: 75% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 12 departures that took off between 4:05 PM and 5:05 PM PST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Sacramento typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window4:05 PM–5:05 PM PST
    Sample12 flights, 9 late (75%)
    Comparison29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour
    Median delay122.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
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    Published here (2026-11-15 01:05 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Sat Nov 14, 11:14 PM PST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.