Midway departures back near normal: 17% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Midway departures running late: 74% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 23 departures that took off between 6:28 PM and 7:28 PM CST, 17 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 6:28 PM–7:28 PM CST Sample 23 flights, 17 late (74%) Comparison 42% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 6 PM 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 (2026-11-12 01:28 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: 100% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 74% → 100%
Of 15 departures that took off between 6:49 PM and 7:49 PM CST, 15 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 6:49 PM–7:49 PM CST Sample 15 flights, 15 late (100%) Comparison 41% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 7 PM hour Median delay 25.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 01:49 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: 17% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 100% at worst → 17% now
Of 23 departures that took off between 8:41 PM and 9:41 PM CST, 4 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. 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 8:41 PM–9:41 PM CST Sample 23 flights, 4 late (17%) Comparison 51% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 9 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 (2026-11-12 03:41 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?