Paine Field January 17

WE092 Etihad Airways 777 A6-ETI is being deiced for a 1900z departure to Moses Lake. It is snowing with 3/4" of snow on the runway, two plows and a blower are working on the long runway now.

Noon update: an additional 1 inch of snow has accumulated on the runway, WE092 is waiting for the runway to be plowed again.

2:00 PM update: WE092 is going back to the Boeing ramp, the flight plan has been canceled. A major snowstorm is expected  to move into western Washington tonight, there probably won't be much flying out of Paine Field on Wednesday.

Runway 16R/34L are closed tonight except for a 2 hour PPR. See NOTAM for changes.

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Boeing flightline January 17, 2009.