Midway departure delays ease: 39% 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: 43% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 departures that took off between 9:58 AM and 10:58 AM CST, 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 9:58 AM–10:58 AM CST Sample 23 flights, 10 late (43%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM hour Median delay 10.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-02 16:58 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: 71% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 43% → 71%
Of 14 departures that took off between 10:37 AM and 11:37 AM CST, 10 left at least 15 minutes late. Midway typically sees 29% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 10:37 AM–11:37 AM CST Sample 14 flights, 10 late (71%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 21.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-02 17:37 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: 39% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 71% → 39%
Of 23 departures that took off between 12:35 PM and 1:35 PM CST, 9 left at least 15 minutes late. Midway typically sees 24% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:35 PM–1:35 PM CST Sample 23 flights, 9 late (39%) Comparison 24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 4.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-02 19:35 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 Nov 3, 4:56 AM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.