The flight time from Kansas City to Seattle is 3 hours, 51 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCI Kansas City, MO 5 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 24 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
93%
Alaska
88%
Southwest
85%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Kansas City to Seattle is 3 hours, 51 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 24 minutes.

The flight distance from Kansas City to Seattle is 1489 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Kansas City
3 hours, 24 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 40m
Delta
3h 48m
Alaska
3h 53m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

21

Distance

1489 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
14
Delta
6
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Kansas City from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Kansas City to Seattle by plane is 1489 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Kansas City to Seattle?

The flight time from Kansas City to Seattle is 3 hours, 51 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 24 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 40 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 3 hours, 53 minutes.

What airlines fly from Kansas City to Seattle?

Alaska, Delta, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Kansas City to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from Kansas City to Seattle?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Seattle (SEA). On average, they have 0 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Kansas City 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 204 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Seattle 9 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 Kansas City to Seattle, Southwest is 85% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 93% 6% 1%
Alaska 88% 11% 1%
Southwest 85% 15% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Kansas City 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)
Southwest 11 199 9 220
Delta 12 202 11 228
Alaska 17 205 9 233

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
6pm 0.02
1pm 0.35
8am 0.2
2pm 0.09
7am 0.86
4pm 0.19
5pm 0.24
5am 0.01
8pm 0.06
6am 0.76
3pm 0.1
7pm 0.18

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Kansas City 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 67
February 66
March 82
April 90
May 93
June 103
July 124
August 124
September 116
October 92
November 87
December 86

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Kansas City 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 3.15
Tuesday 3.04
Wednesday 3.04
Thursday 3.1
Friday 3.19
Saturday 3.06
Sunday 3.15

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
Southwest 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)
6pm 15 201 14 233
1pm 17 205 9 229
8am 15 205 9 236
2pm 16 201 9 227
7am 18 205 10 235
4pm 17 206 9 233
5pm 15 205 9 228
5am 11 200 12 232
8pm 18 204 14 235
6am 12 201 11 226
3pm 17 203 9 232
7pm 15 206 11 236
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.