The flight time from Houston to Seattle is 4 hours, 41 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves IAH Houston, TX on time.
19 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 10 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
81%
United
78%
Delta
0%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Houston to Seattle is 4 hours, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 10 minutes.

The flight distance from Houston to Seattle is 1874 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Houston
4 hours, 14 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Alaska
4h 40m
United
4h 41m
Delta
5h 6m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h5h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

41

Distance

1874 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
24
Alaska
16
Delta
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Houston from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Houston to Seattle by plane is 1874 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Houston to Seattle?

The flight time from Houston to Seattle is 4 hours, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 10 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Alaska being the fastest taking 4 hours, 40 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 5 hours, 6 minutes.

What airlines fly from Houston to Seattle?

Alaska, United, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Houston to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from Houston to Seattle?

Southwest does not fly from Houston (IAH) 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 Houston on time
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 250 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Seattle 3 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 Houston to Seattle, Alaska is 81% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 81% 17% 2%
United 78% 20% 2%
Delta 0% 100% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Houston 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 18 251 10 280
United 19 249 10 281
Delta 22 275 9 306

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
1pm 0
10am 0.33
6pm 0.96
7pm 0.42
8pm 0.42
9am 0.91
6am 0.44
11am 0.17
2pm 0
5pm 0.26
12pm 0
7am 0.97
4pm 0.83

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston 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 140
February 115
March 149
April 161
May 214
June 214
July 247
August 231
September 202
October 168
November 142
December 154

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston 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 5.98
Tuesday 6.02
Wednesday 5.85
Thursday 5.92
Friday 5.94
Saturday 5.65
Sunday 5.73

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
United 0
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)
1pm 26 282 7 315
10am 20 252 10 286
6pm 19 253 9 282
7pm 19 254 9 286
8pm 20 245 12 279
9am 20 247 11 282
6am 17 245 10 275
11am 17 244 9 274
2pm 16 276 9 301
5pm 18 252 9 280
12pm 25 280 9 314
7am 18 251 10 281
4pm 18 250 10 278
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.