SEA delays todaySeattle–Tacoma Intl, Seattle
Source: FAA NAS Status (nasstatus.faa.gov). FAA update: Oct 18, 5:39 PM ET. Checked Oct 18, 5:39 PM ET; rechecked every few minutes.
No FAA delays reported right now.
That covers FAA ground stops and delay programs only. Your own flight can still be delayed or cancelled by the airline; check with them.
Delayed or cancelled at SEA?
Run the free check: it tells you in about two minutes whether a refund is due under DOT rules.
Check my flight from SEA (free)What you're owed under DOT rules
- Cancelled flight: if you don't take the rebooking or a credit, the airline must refund the fare, taxes and paid extras to your original form of payment (14 CFR 260.6).
- Long delay or schedule change: 3+ hours on a domestic trip or 6+ hours internationally counts as significant. If you then choose not to fly, the same full refund is due.
- How fast: within 7 business days for card payments, 20 calendar days for other payments. You don't have to accept a voucher.
- Meals and hotels: there's no federal rule. Airlines commit to them on the DOT dashboard only for delays they caused. FAA ground stops and delay programs are usually weather or air traffic control, which airlines generally treat as outside their control.
- No cash compensation is required by U.S. law just because a flight is delayed. Refund rules apply whatever the cause.
Not legal advice. Sources: U.S. DOT and eCFR.
Flying a specific airline?
The FAA reports delays by airport, not by airline. For what your airline promises, see: