SFO aircraft turns back near normal: 1 of 19 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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Initial Observed
SFO: 14 of 51 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 65 departures scheduled from SFO (SFO) between 10:29 AM and 11:59 AM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 51. For 14 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SFO 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 10:29 AM–11:59 AM PDT · 65 departures, aircraft known for 51 Tight turns 14 (27%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 10 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 4319 to LAX at 11:29 AM: aircraft N8529Z, inbound WN 4931 from STL (airborne), -43 min to turn Tightest WN 4043 to LAS at 10:44 AM: aircraft N8683D, inbound WN 3778 from LAS (airborne), -40 min to turn Tightest WN 4311 to BUR at 10:37 AM: aircraft N937WN, inbound WN 1146 from BUR (airborne), -34 min to turn Tightest F9 4158 to LAS at 10:38 AM: aircraft N394FR, inbound F9 2857 from LAX (airborne), -29 min to turn Tightest WN 3288 to AUS at 10:32 AM: aircraft N8768Q, inbound WN 3471 from PHX (airborne), -11 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-19 17:29 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? -
Recovery Observed
SFO aircraft turns back near normal: 1 of 19 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 56% at worst → 5% now
Of the 22 departures scheduled from SFO (SFO) between 7:09 PM and 8:39 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 19. For 1 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SFO 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. The tight share has stayed at or below 12% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with current data.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 7:09 PM–8:39 PM PDT · 22 departures, aircraft known for 19 Tight turns 1 (5%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 0 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 2285 to LAS at 7:25 PM: aircraft N8533S, inbound WN 936 from LAX (not departed), -42 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-20 02:09 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?