The flight time from Seattle to Orlando is 5 hours, 25 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SEA Seattle, WA 1 minute early.
20 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 54 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
86%
Alaska
85%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Seattle to Orlando is 5 hours, 25 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 54 minutes.

The flight distance from Seattle to Orlando is 2554 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Seattle
6 hours, 11 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
5h 24m
Alaska
5h 26m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

34

Distance

2554 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
21
Delta
13

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Seattle from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Seattle to Orlando by plane is 2554 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Seattle to Orlando?

The flight time from Seattle to Orlando is 5 hours, 25 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 54 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 5 hours, 24 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 5 hours, 26 minutes.

What airlines fly from Seattle to Orlando?

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

Does Southwest fly from Seattle to Orlando?

Southwest does not fly from Seattle (SEA) to Orlando (MCO). 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 Seattle 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 294 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Orlando 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 Seattle to Orlando, Alaska is 85% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 86% 13% 1%
Alaska 85% 15% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Seattle and Orlando, 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 19 293 9 324
Alaska 21 295 8 326

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
6am 0.12
8am 1.13
9pm 0.25
8pm 0
7am 0.7
10pm 0.19
11pm 1.42
9am 0.12
3pm 1

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle to Orlando 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 144
February 123
March 152
April 149
May 153
June 145
July 153
August 153
September 149
October 154
November 158
December 183

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle to Orlando 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 4.98
Tuesday 4.87
Wednesday 4.88
Thursday 4.94
Friday 5.12
Saturday 5.06
Sunday 5.08

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)
6am 19 296 7 330
8am 24 295 9 330
9pm 21 291 8 323
8pm 16 295 8 319
7am 25 294 9 331
10pm 18 298 11 327
11pm 17 292 9 320
9am 21 297 8 330
3pm 19 294 8 323
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.