Midway departures back near normal: 14% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 7:27 PM CDT
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Initial Observed
Midway departures running late: 67% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 4:06 PM and 5:06 PM CDT, 10 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 4:06 PM–5:06 PM CDT Sample 15 flights, 10 late (67%) 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 (2026-10-29 22:06 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
Midway departures back near normal: 14% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 71% at worst → 14% now
Of 22 departures that took off between 6:27 PM and 7:27 PM CDT, 3 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. The late share has stayed at or below 30% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 6:27 PM–7:27 PM CDT Sample 22 flights, 3 late (14%) Comparison 42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 6.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-30 00:27 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?