The flight time from Anchorage to Seattle is 3 hours, 25 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ANC Anchorage, AK 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 59 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
92%
Alaska
86%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Anchorage to Seattle is 3 hours, 25 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 59 minutes.

The flight distance from Anchorage to Seattle is 1448 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Anchorage
3 hours, 37 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Alaska
3h 25m
Delta
3h 26m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

145

Distance

1448 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun05101520

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
113
Delta
31

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Anchorage from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Anchorage to Seattle by plane is 1448 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Anchorage to Seattle?

The flight time from Anchorage to Seattle is 3 hours, 25 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 59 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Alaska being the fastest taking 3 hours, 25 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 3 hours, 26 minutes.

What airlines fly from Anchorage to Seattle?

Alaska and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Anchorage to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from Anchorage to Seattle?

Southwest does not fly from Anchorage (ANC) to Seattle (SEA). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Anchorage 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 179 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Seattle 8 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Anchorage to Seattle, Alaska is 86% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 92% 8% 0%
Alaska 86% 13% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Anchorage and Seattle, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Alaska 14 179 9 205
Delta 13 179 10 206

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
11pm 0.12
5pm 1.43
7pm 0.58
7am 1.02
5am 1.09
10am 1.05
0am 1.49
9am 1.01
2pm 1.33
11am 0.49
2am 1.28
3pm 1.17
6pm 0.32
8am 1.12
3am 0.06
8pm 0.02
1am 2.47
1pm 0.91
12pm 0.98
4pm 0.66
6am 1.86

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Anchorage to Seattle that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 515
February 479
March 535
April 570
May 701
June 794
July 868
August 842
September 662
October 586
November 517
December 510

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Anchorage to Seattle that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 21.63
Tuesday 20.33
Wednesday 20.21
Thursday 21.04
Friday 21.87
Saturday 19.23
Sunday 21.44

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Alaska 2
Delta 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
11pm 14 173 6 194
5pm 13 179 11 207
7pm 14 178 9 202
7am 15 180 10 206
5am 16 180 10 208
10am 13 179 9 204
0am 15 177 6 200
9am 14 179 8 203
2pm 13 179 10 204
11am 14 178 8 200
2am 14 177 9 202
3pm 13 179 9 204
6pm 14 178 12 205
8am 14 181 11 208
3am 19 183 9 212
8pm 11 179 6 197
1am 14 179 9 205
1pm 13 181 9 205
12pm 14 180 9 204
4pm 13 182 9 205
6am 15 181 11 211
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.