Fewer tight aircraft turns at San Diego: 13 of 23 departures in the next 90 min, still high
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Initial Observed
San Diego: 9 of 28 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 37 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 10:54 AM and 12:24 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 28. 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); 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 10:54 AM–12:24 PM PDT · 37 departures, aircraft known for 28 Tight turns 9 (32%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 3 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 4374 to DAL at 11:18 AM: aircraft N8901Q, inbound WN 1762 from LAS (not departed), -23 min to turn Tightest UA 2309 to SFO at 11:01 AM: aircraft N14250, inbound UA 444 from SFO (landed), 11 min to turn Tightest WN 3677 to SFO at 11:28 AM: aircraft N8730Q, inbound WN 4374 from SMF (airborne), 11 min to turn Tightest WN 2836 to SMF at 10:59 AM: aircraft N8564Z, inbound WN 3236 from SFO (landed), 15 min to turn Tightest WN 2356 to LAS at 12:07 PM: aircraft N488WN, inbound WN 743 from RNO (airborne), 17 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 17:54 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: 17 of 34 departures in the next 90 min
What changed: tight share 32% → 50%
Of the 45 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 12:07 PM and 1:37 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 34. For 17 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); 2 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 12:07 PM–1:37 PM PDT · 45 departures, aircraft known for 34 Tight turns 17 (50%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 2 not taken off · 13 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 4225 to IND at 12:48 PM: aircraft N8630B, inbound WN 1647 from SFO (airborne), 7 min to turn Tightest OO 3050 to OAK at 12:23 PM: aircraft N408SY, inbound OO 3120 from DEN (airborne), 7 min to turn Tightest WN 2920 to OAK at 12:59 PM: aircraft N7744A, inbound WN 551 from COS (airborne), 8 min to turn Tightest WN 1686 to LAS at 1:08 PM: aircraft N8719Q, inbound WN 4869 from SMF (airborne), 8 min to turn Tightest WN 3271 to MKE at 1:35 PM: aircraft N951WN, inbound WN 2981 from OAK (not departed), 8 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 19:07 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: 13 of 23 departures in the next 90 min, still high
What changed: tight share 50% → 57%
Of the 33 departures scheduled from San Diego (SAN) between 1:21 PM and 2:51 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 23. For 13 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 1:21 PM–2:51 PM PDT · 33 departures, aircraft known for 23 Tight turns 13 (57%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 9 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 F9 4578 to PHX at 1:57 PM: aircraft N373FR, inbound F9 3382 from SFO (airborne), -32 min to turn Tightest WN 2109 to PHX at 1:21 PM: aircraft N7868K, inbound WN 3168 from LAS (airborne), -12 min to turn Tightest WN 3271 to MKE at 1:35 PM: aircraft N951WN, inbound WN 2981 from OAK (airborne), 8 min to turn Tightest WN 3622 to AUS at 1:23 PM: aircraft N8885Q, inbound WN 1755 from DEN (landed), 9 min to turn Tightest WN 4505 to HOU at 2:24 PM: aircraft N8912Q, inbound WN 1483 from LAS (not departed), 10 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 20:21 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 Fri Oct 23, 4:17 AM PDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.