Fewer tight aircraft turns at San Diego: 12 of 18 departures in the next 90 min, still high
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Initial Observed
San Diego: 8 of 26 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 38 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 10:13 AM and 11:43 AM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 26. For 8 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SAN is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 0 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 10:13 AM–11:43 AM PDT · 38 departures, aircraft known for 26 Tight turns 8 (31%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 5 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest WN 539 to SJC at 10:45 AM: aircraft N8501V, inbound WN 3236 from SFO (airborne), -3 min to turn Tightest WN 4374 to DAL at 11:19 AM: aircraft N8929S, inbound WN 4374 from SMF (airborne), 8 min to turn Tightest WN 4965 to HOU at 11:08 AM: aircraft N8848Q, inbound WN 3284 from PDX (airborne), 13 min to turn Tightest QX 2312 to BOI at 10:34 AM: aircraft N629QX, inbound QX 2208 from SMF (landed), 19 min to turn Tightest WN 735 to EUG at 11:12 AM: aircraft N478WN, inbound WN 3058 from SJC (airborne), 20 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 17:13 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Escalation Observed
More tight aircraft turns at San Diego: 20 of 30 departures in the next 90 min
What changed: tight share 31% → 67%
Of the 42 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 12:03 PM and 1:33 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 30. For 20 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SAN is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 3 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 12:03 PM–1:33 PM PDT · 42 departures, aircraft known for 30 Tight turns 20 (67%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 3 not taken off · 14 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest WN 4957 to SMF at 12:36 PM: aircraft N8967Q, inbound WN 3549 from PIT (airborne), -33 min to turn Tightest WN 3041 to SBA at 12:45 PM: aircraft N969WN, inbound WN 551 from COS (airborne), -32 min to turn Tightest WN 4918 to SJC at 1:31 PM: aircraft N8925Q, inbound WN 3234 from MKE (airborne), -32 min to turn Tightest WN 1686 to LAS at 1:09 PM: aircraft N8533S, inbound WN 4869 from SMF (not departed), -31 min to turn Tightest WN 2356 to LAS at 12:07 PM: aircraft N477WN, inbound WN 743 from RNO (airborne), -21 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 19:03 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
De-escalation Observed
Fewer tight aircraft turns at San Diego: 12 of 18 departures in the next 90 min, still high
What changed: tight share 67% → 67%
Of the 33 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 1:19 PM and 2:49 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 18. For 12 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SAN is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 1 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 1:19 PM–2:49 PM PDT · 33 departures, aircraft known for 18 Tight turns 12 (67%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 8 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest WN 4505 to HOU at 2:25 PM: aircraft N8646B, inbound WN 1483 from LAS (not departed), -40 min to turn Tightest WN 4918 to SJC at 1:31 PM: aircraft N8925Q, inbound WN 3234 from MKE (airborne), -32 min to turn Tightest WN 3271 to MKE at 1:35 PM: aircraft N924WN, inbound WN 2981 from OAK (airborne), -28 min to turn Tightest WN 2109 to PHX at 1:21 PM: aircraft N485WN, inbound WN 3168 from LAS (airborne), -27 min to turn Tightest WN 652 to SMF at 1:47 PM: aircraft N7875A, inbound WN 652 from PHX (airborne), -13 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 20:19 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?
Closed Tue Oct 20, 4:26 AM PDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.