SFO aircraft turns back near normal: 1 of 12 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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Initial Observed
SFO: 8 of 29 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 46 departures scheduled from SFO (SFO) between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 29. For 8 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 11:30 AM–1:00 PM PDT · 46 departures, aircraft known for 29 Tight turns 8 (28%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 7 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 3776 to DEN at 11:43 AM: aircraft N8760L, inbound WN 2794 from SAN (airborne), -26 min to turn Tightest OO 6277 to LAX at 11:30 AM: aircraft N505SY, inbound OO 6277 from LAX (airborne), -3 min to turn Tightest OO 5803 to GPI at 12:17 PM: aircraft N138SY, inbound OO 5831 from SBA (airborne), 16 min to turn Tightest DL 2078 to MSP at 12:14 PM: aircraft N356NW, inbound DL 2078 from MSP (airborne), 19 min to turn Tightest OO 4790 to SMF at 12:23 PM: aircraft N947SW, inbound OO 5737 from FAT (airborne), 19 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-22 18:30 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 12 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 50% at worst → 8% now
Of the 31 departures scheduled from SFO (SFO) between 7:45 PM and 9:15 PM PDT, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 12. 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); 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 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with current data.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 7:45 PM–9:15 PM PDT · 31 departures, aircraft known for 12 Tight turns 1 (8%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 1 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 B6 16 to JFK at 8:25 PM: aircraft N968JT, inbound B6 415 from JFK (airborne), 33 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 02:45 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?