Midway departures back near normal: 28% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Midway departures running late: 50% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 20 departures that took off between 10:13 AM and 11:13 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 10:13 AM–11:13 AM CST Sample 20 flights, 10 late (50%) Comparison 16% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 10 AM 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 (2026-11-11 17:13 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: 73% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 50% → 73%
Of 15 departures that took off between 10:34 AM and 11:34 AM CST, 11 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 10:34 AM–11:34 AM CST Sample 15 flights, 11 late (73%) Comparison 29% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 11 AM hour Median delay 23.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-11 17:34 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: 28% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 75% at worst → 28% now
Of 18 departures that took off between 1:09 PM and 2:09 PM CST, 5 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 window 1:09 PM–2:09 PM CST Sample 18 flights, 5 late (28%) Comparison 24% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay 5.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-11 20:09 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?