The flight time from Ontario to Seattle is 2 hours, 41 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ONT Ontario, CA 5 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 15 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
92%
Alaska
87%
Frontier
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Ontario to Seattle is 2 hours, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 15 minutes.

The flight distance from Ontario to Seattle is 956 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Ontario
2 hours, 33 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Alaska
2h 39m
Frontier
2h 41m
Delta
2h 44m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

46

Distance

956 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
24
Delta
20
Frontier
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Ontario from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Ontario to Seattle by plane is 956 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Ontario to Seattle?

The flight time from Ontario to Seattle is 2 hours, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 15 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Alaska being the fastest taking 2 hours, 39 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 44 minutes.

What airlines fly from Ontario to Seattle?

Delta, Alaska, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Ontario to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from Ontario to Seattle?

Southwest does not fly from Ontario (ONT) 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 Ontario 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 135 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 Ontario to Seattle, Frontier is 81% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 92% 8% 0%
Alaska 87% 11% 2%
Frontier 81% 18% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Ontario 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 14 133 10 159
Frontier 12 133 15 161
Delta 13 137 11 164

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
9pm 0.22
4pm 0.65
8pm 0.28
2pm 0.38
7pm 0.44
9am 0.17
11am 0.71
5pm 0.21
3pm 0.34
12pm 0.02
6pm 0.34
7am 0.23
5am 0.27
6am 1.46
10am 0.9

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Ontario 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 143
February 139
March 164
April 207
May 256
June 270
July 276
August 212
September 210
October 204
November 192
December 167

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Ontario 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 6.81
Tuesday 6.56
Wednesday 6.6
Thursday 6.85
Friday 6.77
Saturday 6.54
Sunday 6.81

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
Frontier 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)
9pm 14 126 10 153
4pm 13 132 9 157
8pm 13 131 12 160
2pm 13 140 10 165
7pm 12 133 9 159
9am 13 136 12 161
11am 14 134 13 164
5pm 15 137 8 166
3pm 12 136 9 158
12pm 12 132 12 150
6pm 13 136 11 163
7am 15 138 13 169
5am 12 140 10 163
6am 15 135 11 162
10am 14 135 10 160
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.