Seattle departures back near normal: 15% late in the last hour
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- Resolved at 2:22 PM PST
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Initial Observed
Seattle departures running late: 42% left 15+ min late in the last hour
Of 38 departures that took off between 12:23 PM and 1:23 PM PST, 16 left at least 15 minutes late. Seattle typically sees 21% of departures in this hour leave that late (US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour). Measured by Tailodds from FAA flight data against airline schedules.
Evidence for this update
Measurement window 12:23 PM–1:23 PM PST Sample 38 flights, 16 late (42%) Comparison 21% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 12 PM hour Median delay 13.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 21:23 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 departures back near normal: 15% late in the last hour
What changed: late share 43% at worst → 15% now
Of 34 departures that took off between 1:22 PM and 2:22 PM PST, 5 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 1 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 window 1:22 PM–2:22 PM PST Sample 34 flights, 5 late (15%) Comparison 22% typical · US DOT on-time data, last 12 published months, departures in the 1 PM hour Median delay -2.0 min Method FAA wheels-off/on +/- median taxi (taxi_times) vs the FAA-filed airline schedule (flight_odds) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-12 22:22 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?