Snow Slows SEA: Ground Stop Transforms Seattle Airport into a Delays Hub

Snow at Seattle-Tacoma International prompted a ground stop for arriving flights, causing widespread delays and several cancellations. Departures were allowed to continue, but inbound traffic was sequenced to space landings. The FAA extended the stop into the afternoon with about 47-minute inbound delays and roughly 1 hour 6-minute departure delays; a later ground delay extended into the evening (average around 62 minutes), leaving some travelers waiting for hours or facing cancellations.