tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 225 h staleForecast cycle 2 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 departures

Midway departure delays ease: 67% 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 departures running late: 79% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 19 departures that took off between 7:02 PM and 8:02 PM CST, 15 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 window7:02 PM–8:02 PM CST
    Sample19 flights, 15 late (79%)
    Comparison41% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour
    Median delay31.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 02:02 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. De-escalation Observed

    Midway departure delays ease: 67% late in the last hour, still above normal

    What changed: late share 79% → 67%

    Of 18 departures that took off between 9:10 PM and 10:10 PM CST, 12 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.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window9:10 PM–10:10 PM CST
    Sample18 flights, 12 late (67%)
    Comparison51% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour
    Median delay21.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-02 04:10 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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Closed Mon Nov 2, 5:02 AM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.