Midway departure delays ease: 44% 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: 57% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 21 departures that took off between 12:55 PM and 1:55 PM CST, 12 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 12:55 PM–1:55 PM CST Sample 21 flights, 12 late (57%) Comparison 24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 15.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-08 19:55 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: 70% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 57% → 70%
Of 23 departures that took off between 1:16 PM and 2:16 PM CST, 16 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 1:16 PM–2:16 PM CST Sample 23 flights, 16 late (70%) Comparison 24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 28.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-08 20:16 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: 60% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 70% → 60%
Of 15 departures that took off between 6:17 PM and 7:17 PM CST, 9 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 CST Sample 15 flights, 9 late (60%) Comparison 42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM hour Median delay 16.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 01:17 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? -
Escalation Observed
Midway departure delays worsen: 83% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 60% → 83%
Of 30 departures that took off between 6:50 PM and 7:50 PM CST, 25 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 6:50 PM–7:50 PM CST Sample 30 flights, 25 late (83%) Comparison 41% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 28.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 01:50 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: 44% late in the last hour, still above normal
What changed: late share 83% → 44%
Of 18 departures that took off between 9:09 PM and 10:09 PM CST, 8 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 window 9:09 PM–10:09 PM CST Sample 18 flights, 8 late (44%) Comparison 51% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 PM hour Median delay 14.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 04:09 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 Mon Nov 9, 5:08 AM CST: No usable measurement for 6 h; closed without a recovery report.