The flight time from Seattle to Washington is 4 hours, 52 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SEA Seattle, WA 2 minutes early.
20 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 24 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAD Washington, DC 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
87%
United
84%
Delta
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Seattle to Washington is 4 hours, 52 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 24 minutes.

The flight distance from Seattle to Washington is 2306 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Washington to Seattle
5 hours, 39 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
4h 49m
Alaska
4h 53m
Delta
4h 53m
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

43

Distance

2306 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
16
Alaska
16
Delta
9

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Seattle from Washington by plane?

The distance from Seattle to Washington by plane is 2306 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 Washington?

The flight time from Seattle to Washington is 4 hours, 52 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 24 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 4 hours, 49 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 4 hours, 53 minutes.

What airlines fly from Seattle to Washington?

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

Does Southwest fly from Seattle to Washington?

Southwest does not fly from Seattle (SEA) to Washington (IAD). 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 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 264 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Washington 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 Washington, Alaska is 87% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 87% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 87% 13% 0%
United 84% 14% 2%
Delta 80% 18% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Seattle and Washington, 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)
United 20 262 6 289
Alaska 20 265 6 293
Delta 18 267 6 293

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
10am 0.5
10pm 0.49
8am 1.56
7am 0.02
1pm 0.33
12pm 0.62
3pm 0.37
9pm 0
11pm 1.16
4pm 0.53
9am 0.5

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle to Washington 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 131
February 128
March 153
April 150
May 183
June 234
July 256
August 279
September 238
October 220
November 143
December 128

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle to Washington 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 6.29
Tuesday 5.94
Wednesday 6.12
Thursday 6.31
Friday 6.31
Saturday 5.83
Sunday 6.35

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)
10am 26 263 6 296
10pm 17 261 6 289
8am 21 267 6 296
7am 21 272 5 303
1pm 17 261 6 285
12pm 20 261 6 288
3pm 19 269 5 295
9pm 13 260 6 279
11pm 18 264 6 290
4pm 20 259 5 286
9am 20 267 5 294
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.