San Diego departures back near normal: 15% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 10:53 PM PDT
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Initial Observed
San Diego departures running late: 64% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 14 departures that took off between 6:32 PM and 7:32 PM PDT, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 38% 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 6:32 PM–7:32 PM PDT Sample 14 flights, 9 late (64%) Comparison 38% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 32.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 02:32 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
San Diego departures back near normal: 15% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 65% at worst → 15% now
Of 13 departures that took off between 9:53 PM and 10:53 PM PDT, 2 left at least 15 minutes late. San Diego typically sees 18% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 28% for 30 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:53 PM–10:53 PM PDT Sample 13 flights, 2 late (15%) Comparison 18% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 PM hour Median delay -7.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 05:53 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?