tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 222 h staleForecast cycle 85 minLightning 222 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 4 minFAA flight data 4 min

FAA NAS status is stale (222 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (222 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 departures back near normal: 4% late in the last hour

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Resolved at 1:57 PM CST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Midway departures running late: 47% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 15 departures that took off between 8:33 AM and 9:33 AM CST, 7 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 9 AM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window8:33 AM–9:33 AM CST
    Sample15 flights, 7 late (47%)
    Comparison16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 AM hour
    Median delay12.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-10 15:33 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. Recovery Observed

    Midway departures back near normal: 4% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 56% at worst → 4% now

    Of 26 departures that took off between 12:57 PM and 1:57 PM CST, 1 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. 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 window12:57 PM–1:57 PM CST
    Sample26 flights, 1 late (4%)
    Comparison24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour
    Median delay1.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-10 19:57 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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