The flight time from Austin to Seattle is 4 hours, 27 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves AUS Austin, TX 3 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 57 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
Alaska
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Austin to Seattle is 4 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Austin to Seattle is 1770 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Austin
4 hours, 3 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
4h 25m
Alaska
4h 28m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

38

Distance

1770 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
22
Delta
16

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Austin from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Austin to Seattle by plane is 1770 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Austin to Seattle?

The flight time from Austin to Seattle is 4 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 57 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 4 hours, 25 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 4 hours, 28 minutes.

What airlines fly from Austin to Seattle?

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

Does Southwest fly from Austin to Seattle?

Southwest does not fly from Austin (AUS) 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 Austin 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 237 minutes
Taxiing In 10 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 Austin to Seattle, Alaska is 82% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%
Alaska 82% 15% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Austin 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)
Delta 16 237 10 265
Alaska 20 237 9 268

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
4pm 0.15
6pm 1.26
7pm 0.37
10am 0
7am 0.17
2pm 0.95
8am 0.13
1pm 0.65
9am 0.17
5am 0.14
5pm 0
6am 1.43

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin 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 124
February 114
March 145
April 169
May 181
June 174
July 178
August 217
September 190
October 197
November 180
December 154

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin 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 5.73
Tuesday 5.63
Wednesday 5.67
Thursday 5.67
Friday 5.67
Saturday 5.02
Sunday 5.5

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 0
Delta 0

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)
4pm 16 237 7 263
6pm 18 239 9 269
7pm 18 236 11 267
10am 21 250 13 284
7am 18 232 10 262
2pm 18 236 9 266
8am 18 238 8 267
1pm 21 238 9 269
9am 19 232 10 263
5am 17 241 12 272
5pm 17 234 16 267
6am 18 236 10 267
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.