Is This a Record?
Jul 21, 2017 | 9:19 pm
#1
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Is This a Record?
I don't recall ever seeing a published delay anywhere near this long, where the airport isn't closed.
Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) is currently experiencing:
arrival delays for airborne aircraft an average of 37 minutes
departure delays of 1 hours 46 minutes to 2 hours (and increasing) due to thunderstorms
inbound flights delayed at their origin an average of 5 hours 41 minutes due to thunderstorms
Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) is currently experiencing:
arrival delays for airborne aircraft an average of 37 minutes
departure delays of 1 hours 46 minutes to 2 hours (and increasing) due to thunderstorms
inbound flights delayed at their origin an average of 5 hours 41 minutes due to thunderstorms
Jul 21, 2017 | 9:35 pm
#2
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The ORD arrivals board looks like a campfire, full or yellow, orange, and red.
Just the first one I clicked
Ay caramba
EDIT - it's like a game ...
DL4462 - 805 minutes
It's not gonna get better soon.
Just the first one I clicked
DL 4669
Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 750 minutes
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:15 pm
Estimated Arrival Time: 10:46 am
Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 750 minutes
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:15 pm
Estimated Arrival Time: 10:46 am
EDIT - it's like a game ...
AA 3166
Delay: 824 minutes
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:00 pm
Estimated Arrival Time: 10:45 am
Delay: 824 minutes
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:00 pm
Estimated Arrival Time: 10:45 am
Active Advisory: Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Flood Warning, Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch Active Notice: Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch
Expect occasional thunderstorms to continue for the next several hours.
Expect occasional thunderstorms to continue for the next several hours.
Last edited by CPRich; Jul 21, 2017 at 9:48 pm
Jul 22, 2017 | 8:37 am
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DL 4462 - say est. arrival 10:49a, so only 736 minutes late. But... it's still "Awaiting Takeoff "
AA3166 - Delayed: In flight Estimated 10:59 AM
- 839 minutes (13 hrs, 59 minutes) late.
DL 4669 still hasn't flown - estimated departure 9:55a arrival 12:07p
- 832 minutes (13 hrs. 52 minutes) late.
So it's still neck-and-neck. With the weather at DTW, my money's on Delta coming from in front.
Amusingly,
AA3166 - Delayed: In flight Estimated 10:59 AM
- 839 minutes (13 hrs, 59 minutes) late.
DL 4669 still hasn't flown - estimated departure 9:55a arrival 12:07p
- 832 minutes (13 hrs. 52 minutes) late.
So it's still neck-and-neck. With the weather at DTW, my money's on Delta coming from in front.
Amusingly,
Flight 4669
On Time %: 100
On Time %: 100
Jul 22, 2017 | 12:29 pm
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At the point the airline decides to scrub it for the next morning, it's almost a cancel/run the next day as opposed to a delay. ie, some of that time is just because they probably can't reasonably take off at 2 or 3 AM.
It was quite stormy last night, rained a lot of the night. Upside, it's clear now and looks like it should be reasonable today and tomorrow, so ORD should get caught up.
It was quite stormy last night, rained a lot of the night. Upside, it's clear now and looks like it should be reasonable today and tomorrow, so ORD should get caught up.
Jul 28, 2017 | 7:34 am
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I was at LAS that night waiting for an AA redeye LAS-ORD that depended on inbound cabin crew. We were initially cancelled, but reinstated around midnight when our crew's ex-ORD flight miraculously slipped out and got airborne between thunderstorm cells. We left LAS a couple of hours late but luckier than many, and when we landed at O'Hare Saturday morning the gate scene was ultra-chaotic with flights that had been delayed all night finally loading up and getting out. Took us quite awhile to find an H/ K gate.