San Diego aircraft turns back near normal: 0 of 16 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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- Resolved at 9:36 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
San Diego: 9 of 18 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 27 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 5:52 PM and 7:22 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 18. For 9 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 5:52 PM–7:22 PM PDT · 27 departures, aircraft known for 18 Tight turns 9 (50%) 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 2394 to AUS at 5:58 PM: aircraft N7723E, inbound WN 279 from AUS (airborne), -8 min to turn Tightest WN 3640 to DAL at 6:09 PM: aircraft N8559Q, inbound WN 3130 from OAK (airborne), 6 min to turn Tightest WN 4224 to HNL at 6:24 PM: aircraft N8746Q, inbound WN 331 from SMF (airborne), 23 min to turn Tightest WN 374 to ELP at 5:55 PM: aircraft N8519R, inbound WN 1307 from LAS (landed), 24 min to turn Tightest QX 2398 to MFR at 6:23 PM: aircraft N626QX, inbound QX 2136 from EUG (landed), 30 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 00:52 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
San Diego aircraft turns back near normal: 0 of 16 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 56% at worst → 0% now
Of the 17 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 9:36 PM and 11:06 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 16. For 0 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. The tight share has stayed at or below 12% for 30 minutes across 16 checks, each with current data.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 9:36 PM–11:06 PM PDT · 17 departures, aircraft known for 16 Tight turns 0 (0%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 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) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 04:36 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?