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Old Jun 21, 2016 | 1:53 am
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Originally Posted by PDXPremier
Great story....and kudos to the AS staff at PDX! This is the first I've heard about SEA being down a runway....anyone know how long that will last?
The pilot made the announcement just before we took off. That one runway at SEA was closed due to construction so they delayed our departure a bit. That's the first I had heard of it too.

According to flightaware, it seems we made it all the way past SEA before we turned around.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...440Z/KPDX/KPDX
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