O'Hare aircraft turns back near normal: 5 of 42 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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Initial Observed
O'Hare: 17 of 52 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 89 departures scheduled from O'Hare (ORD) between 4:20 PM and 5:50 PM CST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 52. For 17 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into ORD is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 0 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 4:20 PM–5:50 PM CST · 89 departures, aircraft known for 52 Tight turns 17 (33%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 11 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest AA 3261 to IAH at 5:10 PM: aircraft N725UW, inbound AA 706 from DCA (airborne), -42 min to turn Tightest AC 508 to YYZ at 4:40 PM: aircraft CGROV, inbound AC 507 from YYZ (airborne), -31 min to turn Tightest OO 5615 to CMH at 4:26 PM: aircraft N779SK, inbound OO 4805 from DAY (airborne), -27 min to turn Tightest MQ 3335 to ATW at 4:36 PM: aircraft N779RN, inbound MQ 3972 from BMI (airborne), -17 min to turn Tightest YX 4711 to DSM at 5:23 PM: aircraft N114HQ, inbound YX 4498 from MDT (airborne), -11 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-11 22:20 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Recovery Observed
O'Hare aircraft turns back near normal: 5 of 42 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 41% at worst → 12% now
Of the 49 departures scheduled from O'Hare (ORD) between 9:58 PM and 11:28 PM CST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 42. For 5 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into ORD is due at the gate less than 35 minutes before the scheduled departure, or after it (FAA arrival times or estimates plus the airport’s typical taxi time); 0 of those inbound flights have not taken off yet. Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data; it does not mean each of these departures will leave late. The tight share has stayed at or below 12% for 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with current data.
Evidence for this update
Departures scheduled 9:58 PM–11:28 PM CST · 49 departures, aircraft known for 42 Tight turns 5 (12%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 0 not taken off · 1 in the air Method SFDPS flight-plan aircraft (flight_aircraft) -> previous flight into this airport; FAA wheels-on or arrival estimate + median taxi-in (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Tightest AA 499 to CID at 10:30 PM: aircraft N828AW, inbound AA 2656 from IND (airborne), 19 min to turn Tightest OO 5609 to ATW at 10:00 PM: aircraft N782SK, inbound OO 5336 from MEM (landed), 22 min to turn Tightest AA 2392 to SEA at 9:58 PM: aircraft N458AL, inbound AA 3012 from PIT (landed), 24 min to turn Tightest YX 4379 to GRR at 10:34 PM: aircraft N430YX, inbound YX 4484 from CLE (landed), 25 min to turn Tightest YX 4765 to CVG at 10:18 PM: aircraft N114HQ, inbound YX 4711 from DSM (landed), 34 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 03:58 UTC) Sources Tailodds measurement of FAA flight plans and arrival estimates against airline schedules Provenance inbound_aircraft inbound-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?