Midway departures back near normal: 15% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 10:17 PM CDT
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Initial Observed
Midway departures running late: 73% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 15 departures that took off between 7:06 PM and 8:06 PM CDT, 11 left at least 15 minutes late. Midway typically sees 41% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 7:06 PM–8:06 PM CDT Sample 15 flights, 11 late (73%) Comparison 41% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 34.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-31 01:06 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: 15% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 77% at worst → 15% now
Of 20 departures that took off between 9:17 PM and 10:17 PM CDT, 3 left at least 15 minutes late. Midway typically sees 51% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 9:17 PM–10:17 PM CDT Sample 20 flights, 3 late (15%) Comparison 51% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 3.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-31 03:17 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?