Midway departure delays ease: 37% 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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Initial Observed
Midway departures running late: 45% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 22 departures that took off between 9:59 AM and 10:59 AM CDT, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. Midway typically sees 16% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 9:59 AM–10:59 AM CDT Sample 22 flights, 10 late (45%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 11.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-26 15:59 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? -
Escalation Observed
Midway departure delays worsen: 79% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 45% → 79%
Of 14 departures that took off between 3:48 PM and 4:48 PM CDT, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Midway typically sees 36% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:48 PM–4:48 PM CDT Sample 14 flights, 11 late (79%) Comparison 36% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour Median delay 25.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-26 21:48 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? -
De-escalation Observed
Midway departure delays ease: 37% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 79% → 37%
Of 19 departures that took off between 6:17 PM and 7:17 PM CDT, 7 left at least 15 minutes late. Midway typically sees 42% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:17 PM–7:17 PM CDT Sample 19 flights, 7 late (37%) Comparison 42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 12.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-27 00:17 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?
Closed Tue Oct 27, 5:30 AM CDT: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.