Snow at Chicago O'Hare Causes 86 Diversions

JetTip analyzes flights across the US and Canada to notify aviation enthusiasts when interesting aircraft are heading their way.

Today's snowy weather in Chicago caused 86 flights to divert; two dozen of them triggered smart flight alerts (in bold) because the aircraft type and airline are unusual where they diverted.

All of these flights were enroute to Chicago O'Hare today; the fields listed are:

• Airline
• Aircraft Type (ICAO ID)
• Tail Number
• Flight Number
• Origin Airport
• Destination Airport

April 14 2019 Chicago O'Hare Diversions

• Skywest, CRJ2, N958SW, SKW5052, AVL, AVL
• Latam Cargo, B763, N418LA, LCO1100, MIA, BNA
• Air Wisconsin, CRJ2, N419AW, AWI3963, GSP, BNA
• Endeavor, CRJ2, N8976E, EDV5464, CVG, BWI
• United, B739, N69833, UAL616, SFO, CID
• United, B739, N39461, UAL734, SFO, CID
• American Eagle, E170, N243NN, ENY3326, BWI, CID
• United, B752, N12116, UAL153, DUB, CLE
• United, B737, N15710, UAL537, DCA, CLE
• United, B772, N788UA, UAL906, FRA, CLE
• ExpressJet Airlines, E145, N11535, ASQ4296, SAV, CLE
• American, A321, N931AM, AAL2796, MIA, CLT
• United, B739, N37465, UAL1937, MCO, CVG
• United, A319, N831UA, UAL330, MIA, CVG
• Frontier Airlines, A321, N705FR, FFT45, CUN, DEN
• United, B772, N795UA, UAL836, PVG, DEN
• United, B737, N15712, UAL211, YYZ, DSM
• United, B739, N75432, UAL913, SAN, DSM
• United, B739, N37422, UAL1403, IAH, DSM
• United, B763, N658UA, UAL929, LHR, DTW
• Lufthansa, A359, DAIXK, DLH436, MUC, DTW
• Lufthansa, B748, DABYC, DLH430, FRA, DTW
• Austrian, B772, OELPE, AUA65, VIE, DTW
• Delta, B712, N936AT, DAL1172, LGA, DTW
• United, B739, N69847, UAL2004, PDX, GRB
• Skywest, E75L, N132SY, SKW5732, YOW, GRB
• United, A320, N471UA, UAL572, MSP, GRB
• Copa Airlines, B738, HP1537CMP, CMP228, PTY, IND
• Air Wisconsin, CRJ2, N449AW, AWI3810, CAE, IND
• Republic, E170, N634RW, RPA3553, SYR, IND
• American, B789, N828AA, AAL47, LHR, IND
• American, B738, N879NN, AAL956, SAN, IND
• Air Wisconsin, CRJ2, N453AW, AWI3946, HSV, IND
• Nippon Cargo, B748, JA11KZ, NCA192, ANC, IND
• United, B739, N67815, UAL549, PHL, IND
• Frontier Airlines, A320, N207FR, FFT1439, RSW, IND
• United, B753, N75851, UAL272, MCO, IND
• United, B739, N36469, UAL721, IAD, IND
• American, B738, N814NN, AAL2765, PHX, MCI
• American, A321, N536UW, AAL623, PHX, MCI
• American, B738, N981NN, AAL2775, LAS, MCI
• Netjets, C56X, N656QS, EJA656, GMU, MKE
• Netjets, C56X, N685QS, EJA685, ISM, MKE
• American Eagle, E145, N662EH, ENY3953, GRR, MKE
• American, B738, N991NN, AAL2324, PHL, MKE
• American, B738, N842NN, AAL1255, RSW, MKE
• United, B738, N16217, UAL432, LAS, MKE
• Air Wisconsin, CRJ2, N468AW, AWI3158, PWM, MKE
• United, B738, N16217, UAL432, LAS, MKE
• Air Wisconsin, CRJ2, N441ZW, AWI4823, CHS, MKE
• American Eagle, E145, N610AE, ENY3967, CLE, MKE
• American Eagle, E145, N611AE, ENY3997, GSP, MKE
• GoJet Airlines, CRJ7, N157GJ, GJS4577, RIC, MLI
• American Eagle, CRJ7, N542EA, ENY3347, ABQ, MSN
• United, A320, N469UA, UAL436, AUS, MSN
• GoJet Airlines, CRJ7, N163GJ, GJS4492, BTV, MSN
• American, A321, N190UW, AAL782, PHL, MSN
• Delta, B712, N925AT, DAL726, LGA, MSN
• United, B738, N14237, UAL1251, BOS, MSN
• ExpressJet Airlines, CRJ2, N905EV, ASQ4349, TYS, MSN
• United, A319, N830UA, UAL729, DFW, MSN
• Trans States Airlines, E145, N16112, LOF4663, STL, MSN
• United, B738, N14219, UAL682, DEN, MSN
• ExpressJet Airlines, CRJ2, N868AS, ASQ4394, CHA, MSN
• ExpressJet Airlines, E145, N13992, ASQ4076, ROC, MSN
• Skywest, E75L, N148SY, SKW5217, BDL, MSN

Air India 126, a 777-300ER from New Delhi, diverted to Minneapolis.

• American, B738, N985NN, AAL2348, CUN, MSP
• China Eastern Airlines, B77W, B2020, CES255, PVG, MSP
• United, B738, N76528, UAL2287, SEA, MSP
• United, B753, N77871, UAL2039, LAX, MSP
• ANA, B77W, JA734A, ANA12, NRT, MSP
• Air India, B77W, VTALX, AIC127, DEL, MSP
• American, B738, N970AN, AAL2515, MCO, MSP
• American, B738, N338PK, AAL2513, MSY, MSP
• American, B738, N977NN, AAL1110, MCO, MSP
• American, B738, N946NN, AAL25, SNA, OMA
• Iberia, A346, ECLEV, IBE6275, MAD, ORD
• Delta, MD88, N999DN, DAL1681, ATL, PVD
• American, A321, N133AN, AAL2452, LAX, RST
• American, B738, N941NN, AAL2258, LAS, RST
• Air Wisconsin, CRJ2, N409AW, AWI4845, PNS, SBN
• American, B738, N346PR, AAL2771, DEN, STL
• American, B738, N861NN, AAL2614, SFO, STL
• American, B738, N971AN, AAL1935, SJC, STL
• United, A320, N498UA, UAL1641, SRQ, STL
• Air Canada, E190, CFMYV, ACA505, YYZ, YYZ

Nick Benson

Nick lives in Burnsville, Minnesota with his wife and three children. He grooves on railroad and aviation photography, politics, geography, weather, and LEGO. He started JetTip's smart flight alert service in 2017, and is now a full-time avgeek. He can frequently be found atop a step ladder at MSP's Aircraft Viewing Area.