Seattle arrivals back near normal: 29% late in the last hour
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Initial Observed
Seattle arrivals running late: 48% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 33 arrivals that landed between 2:32 PM and 3:32 PM PST, 16 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 19% of arrivals at Seattle arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 2:32 PM–3:32 PM PST Sample 33 flights, 16 late (48%) Comparison 19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 14.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-09 23:32 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
Seattle arrivals back near normal: 29% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 48% at worst → 29% now
Of 21 arrivals that landed between 3:50 PM and 4:50 PM PST, 6 reached the gate at least 15 minutes late. Typically 19% of arrivals at Seattle arrive that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules. The late share has stayed at or below 29% for 32 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 3:50 PM–4:50 PM PST Sample 21 flights, 6 late (29%) Comparison 19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals Median delay 6.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-10 00:50 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?