The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle is 4 hours, 14 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX on time.
20 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 43 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
100%
American
78%
Alaska
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle is 4 hours, 14 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 43 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle is 1660 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Dallas Fort Worth
3 hours, 49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
4h 13m
Alaska
4h 16m
Delta
4h 30m
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

79

Distance

1660 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
46
Alaska
33
Delta
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle by plane is 1660 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle is 4 hours, 14 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 43 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 4 hours, 13 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 4 hours, 30 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle?

Alaska, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) 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 Dallas Fort Worth on time
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 223 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Seattle 4 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 Dallas Fort Worth to Seattle, American is 78% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 100% 0% 0%
American 78% 21% 1%
Alaska 78% 20% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth 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)
American 19 222 10 253
Alaska 21 224 9 256
Delta 17 241 12 270

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
9am 0.44
8am 1.51
9pm 0.31
11pm 0.05
1pm 0.62
3pm 0.02
6am 0.96
6pm 0.62
7pm 0.98
8pm 0.79
10am 0.95
2pm 0.36
7am 0.48
4pm 1.2
12pm 0.96
10pm 0.32
5pm 0.57

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth 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 295
February 272
March 297
April 284
May 306
June 362
July 386
August 426
September 387
October 418
November 361
December 333

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth 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 11.62
Tuesday 10.77
Wednesday 11.06
Thursday 11.83
Friday 11.83
Saturday 10.65
Sunday 11.62

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
American 1
Alaska 1
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)
9am 25 220 10 256
8am 22 225 10 260
9pm 20 216 11 248
11pm 18 216 13 249
1pm 20 221 8 250
3pm 19 224 7 250
6am 20 224 11 256
6pm 22 221 10 255
7pm 22 226 11 261
8pm 18 223 11 254
10am 22 223 11 257
2pm 19 227 7 255
7am 19 219 9 249
4pm 18 222 10 251
12pm 17 222 10 250
10pm 18 217 8 248
5pm 19 224 9 254
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.