SEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
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OPSMINOR DELAYS
+12 min

Seattle (SEA) airport average arrival delay right now

Departures +5 min, arrivals +12 min. 6 of 638 flights cancelled (0.9%).

Hour by hour
15:00today +12 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Seattle (SEA) delays today: 53% of the 32 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +5 min and arrivals +12 min, across 638 flights tracked so far today. 6 of 638 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.9%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 15 October 2026 at 22:22 UTC.

Departures19 timed
On time53%10
Delayed47%9
typical now +5 min
Arrivals13 timed
On time54%7
Delayed46%6
typical now +12 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
10:26 20:30AA707DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · gate D26+604 min
14:05 15:25WN2234LAS Las Vegas · gate B10+80 min
14:19 15:22AS696LAX Los Angeles · gate C9+63 min
14:27 16:13AS322PSP Palm Springs · gate N18+106 min
14:42 15:30AS663SLC Salt Lake City · gate N1+48 min
15:14 15:53AA1476ORD Chicago · gate D9+39 min
15:18 15:25DL2613SAN San Diego · gate B8+7 min
15:20AS1300LAX Los Angeles · gate D3on time
06:30AC7064YYZ TorontoCancelled
07:18AS1341SJC San JoseCancelled
07:30AS476ONT OntarioCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +23. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
11:29 16:29DL9963ATL from Atlanta+300 min
15:14 16:03AS3294BLI from Bellingham+49 min
15:40WN2574LGB from Long Beachon time
15:43 16:05AA2672ORD from Chicago+22 min
15:44 16:11AS659SJC from San Jose+27 min
15:50 16:06UA6043LAX from Los Angeles+16 min
11:35BA53LHR from LondonCancelled
12:52AS1311SJC from San JoseCancelled
13:56AS475ONT from OntarioCancelled
Running late right now97 of 580 still on the board · 17%
+604
AA707 → Dallas-Fort Worth · dep 20:30
Flights this late at SEA still cancel only 2.6% of the time.
+300
DL9963 from Atlanta · arr 16:29
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~34 min.
+143
DL2572 from San Diego · arr 21:28
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+140
DL2672 → San Diego · dep 22:19
A +140 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to SEAlive positions · 3-min feed
89aircraft inbound · next to land UA1824 from Washington, lands ~15:29
UA1824Washington
on final · ~15:29
AS90Honolulu
on final · ~15:30
UA2833Denver
on final · ~15:30
AS609Phoenix
on final · ~15:31

Positions as of 15:25 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
CLTCharlotte+46m
ORDChicago+24m
DFWDallas-Fort Worth+17m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
DLDelta Air Lines+190m
ASAlaska+48m
Disruption#8 most disrupted airport we track right now →
Cancelled 0.9%6 of 638 A typical day here runs ~0.6%. Today is above normal. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 18th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +18 min departures.

Typical week here
+23
MON
+15
TUE
+14
WED
+20
THU
+22
FRI
+22
SAT
+19
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+14 min), heaviest on Monday (+23 min).

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Sample · what you getSEA went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/seattle-SEA

Seattle airport delays today

SEA has minor delays. A typical arrival is currently +12 min. Departures are +5 min. Cancellations: 6 of 638 tracked flights (0.9%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 16:00 (+12 min expected).

Nearby gateways: PDX GEG BOI RNO SMF JAC · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Seattle

Is Seattle (SEA) delayed right now?

SEA has minor delays. Departures +5 min, arrivals +12 min. 6 of 638 flights cancelled (0.9%). 53% of the 32 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the best day to fly from Seattle (SEA)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+14 min). Monday ran heaviest (+23 min).

How often are flights delayed at SEA today?

We tracked 638 flights today: departures +5 min, arrivals +12 min. 0.9% of tracked operations were cancelled.

Are there cancellations at SEA today?

6 cancellations across 638 tracked flights today (0.9% of operations).

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