Seattle aircraft turns back near normal: 2 of 17 departures in the next 90 min are tight
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Initial Observed
Seattle: 10 of 34 departures in the next 90 min have their aircraft due in with under 35 min to turn
Of the 45 departures scheduled from Seattle (SEA) between 12:04 PM and 1:34 PM PST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 34. For 10 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SEA 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); 1 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 12:04 PM–1:34 PM PST · 45 departures, aircraft known for 34 Tight turns 10 (29%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 2 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 OO 3294 to BLI at 12:05 PM: aircraft N193SY, inbound OO 3008 from RDM (airborne), -4 min to turn Tightest QX 2246 to PSC at 12:08 PM: aircraft N630QX, inbound QX 2347 from BOI (landed), 2 min to turn Tightest OO 3411 to ACV at 12:55 PM: aircraft N184SY, inbound OO 3051 from PSC (not departed), 6 min to turn Tightest OO 3026 to IDA at 12:32 PM: aircraft N174SY, inbound OO 3217 from PDX (airborne), 16 min to turn Tightest DL 2572 to SAN at 12:14 PM: aircraft N319DU, inbound DL 2530 from SAN (landed), 26 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-06 20:04 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
Seattle aircraft turns back near normal: 2 of 17 departures in the next 90 min are tight
What changed: tight share 35% at worst → 12% now
Of the 38 departures scheduled from Seattle (SEA) between 4:42 PM and 6:12 PM PST, FAA flight plans name the aircraft for 17. For 2 of those, the aircraft’s previous flight into SEA 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); 1 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 4:42 PM–6:12 PM PST · 38 departures, aircraft known for 17 Tight turns 2 (12%) with the inbound due under 35 min before departure Inbound not yet in 1 not taken off · 0 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 OO 3682 to YVR at 5:42 PM: aircraft N604CZ, inbound OO 4062 from PDX (not departed), 8 min to turn Tightest QX 2316 to EUG at 4:49 PM: aircraft N657QX, inbound QX 2001 from YKM (landed), 16 min to turn Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-07 00:42 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?