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Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 223 h staleForecast cycle 1 hLightning 223 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 2 minFAA flight data 3 min

FAA NAS status is stale (223 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (223 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Observed Significant Resolved Delay SEA departures

Seattle departures back near normal: 4% late in the last hour

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Resolved at 6:15 PM PST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Seattle departures running late: 46% left 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 37 departures that took off between 4:11 PM and 5:11 PM PST, 17 left at least 15 minutes late. Seattle typically sees 22% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window4:11 PM–5:11 PM PST
    Sample37 flights, 17 late (46%)
    Comparison22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 4 PM hour
    Median delay10.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-09 01:11 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Recovery Observed

    Seattle departures back near normal: 4% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 48% at worst → 4% now

    Of 25 departures that took off between 5:15 PM and 6:15 PM PST, 1 left at least 15 minutes late. Seattle typically sees 23% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 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 window5:15 PM–6:15 PM PST
    Sample25 flights, 1 late (4%)
    Comparison23% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 5 PM hour
    Median delay-5.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-09 02:15 UTC)
    SourcesTailodds measurement of FAA flight data against airline schedules
    Provenanceobserved_ops observed-ops-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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