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Old Sep 6, 2006, 7:26 pm
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tev9999
 
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Originally Posted by szaicev
I find flightaware to be about five minutes delayed from actual. I tested it by watching a MEM-HSV flight land in HSV (from my room at the Four Points). When I saw it touchdown on 18L, flightaware showed it was still at a few thousand feet. I kept refreshing until it showed landed - roughly five minutes later.

The NWA phone system seems up to the minute (or even second) as I have called seconds after touchdown and gotten the "flight has landed, but not arrived at the gate yet".
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