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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 arrivals

Seattle arrivals back near normal: 19% late in the last hour

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Resolved at 12:44 PM PST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Seattle arrivals running late: 44% reached the gate 15+ min late in the last hour

    Of 34 arrivals that landed between 10:20 AM and 11:20 AM PST, 15 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 window10:20 AM–11:20 AM PST
    Sample34 flights, 15 late (44%)
    Comparison19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay14.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-12 19:20 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 arrivals back near normal: 19% late in the last hour

    What changed: late share 44% at worst → 19% now

    Of 31 arrivals that landed between 11:44 AM and 12:44 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 31 minutes across 16 checks, each with at least 12 flights and current data.

    Evidence for this update
    Measurement window11:44 AM–12:44 PM PST
    Sample31 flights, 6 late (19%)
    Comparison19% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, all arrivals
    Median delay3.0 min
    MethodFAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-12 20:44 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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