Departing SEA
Airport-wide traffic controls may create knock-on delays for aircraft, crews, and connections leaving SEA.
Airport snapshot · updated 7:12 PM EDT
Delays likelySeattle-Tacoma (SEA) delays and weather today
An FAA delay program is active for SEA. Some arriving flights are receiving controlled departure times before they leave for Seattle, WA.
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What this means for travelers
Flying into SEA
Flights headed to SEA may receive controlled departure times to space arrivals safely.
This is an airport-wide outlook, not the status of a particular flight. Your airline remains the official source for departure and arrival times.
FAA activity
Active controls and what may happen later
In effect now
- Active9:00 PM EDT–1:59 AM EDTAvg. delay 47 min
Flights to Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) are getting controlled departure times because of runway work or restrictions, averaging about 47 minutes.
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Possible later
No possible FAA action is listed for SEA later today.
Airport weather
Conditions on the field
Observation 7:00 PM EDT · forecast and FAA snapshot 7:12 PM EDT
Observed now
Clear enough for normal operations · 10+ mi visibility · 7 kt wind · Clear
Forecast
No significant weather in the short-term forecast.
How fresh is this outlook?
- FAA operations plan Up to date — last update 7:12 PM EDT
- FAA airport events Up to date — last update 7:12 PM EDT
- Airport observations (METAR) Up to date — last update 7:12 PM EDT
- Airport forecasts (TAF) Up to date — last update 7:12 PM EDT
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SEA · Seattle, WA
Delay pressure is affecting SEA
An FAA delay program is active for SEA. Some arriving flights are receiving controlled departure times before they leave for Seattle, WA.
Updated 7:12 PM EDTskiestoday.com
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