SFO departures back near normal: 15% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 11:36 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
SFO departures running late: 46% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 35 departures that took off between 7:13 PM and 8:13 PM PDT, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. SFO typically sees 25% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:13 PM–8:13 PM PDT Sample 35 flights, 16 late (46%) Comparison 25% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 12.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-20 03:13 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: 15% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 61% at worst → 15% now
Of 26 departures that took off between 10:36 PM and 11:36 PM PDT, 4 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. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 30 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:36 PM–11:36 PM PDT Sample 26 flights, 4 late (15%) Comparison 27% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 PM hour Median delay 2.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-20 06:36 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?