tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 225 h staleForecast cycle 1 hLightning 225 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 2 minFAA flight data 2 min

FAA NAS status is stale (225 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (225 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Observed Significant Resolved Delay MDW arrivals

Midway arrival delays ease: 53% late in the last hour, still above normal

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Resolved: closed without a new report (No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.)
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  1. Initial Observed

    Midway arrivals running late: 53% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 19 arrivals that landed between 8:10 PM and 9:10 PM CDT, 10 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Midway arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window8:10 PM–9:10 PM CDT
    Sample19 flights, 10 late (53%)
    Comparison22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay17.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-24 02:10 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Observed

    Midway arrival delays worsen: 63% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 53% → 63%

    Of 19 arrivals that landed between 8:31 PM and 9:31 PM CDT, 12 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Midway arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window8:31 PM–9:31 PM CDT
    Sample19 flights, 12 late (63%)
    Comparison22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay18.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-24 02:31 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. De-escalation Observed

    Midway arrival delays ease: 53% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 63% → 53%

    Of 15 arrivals that landed between 8:51 PM and 9:51 PM CDT, 8 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 22% of arrivals at Midway arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window8:51 PM–9:51 PM CDT
    Sample15 flights, 8 late (53%)
    Comparison22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay19.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-24 02:51 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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Closed Sat Oct 24, 4:18 AM CDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.