Flights Austin → Seattle
AUS → SEA
How long is the flight from Austin to Seattle?
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Seattle (SEA) takes 3h 51m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Seattle operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 88%. Over the course of the year, this route has seen 466 flights using Boeing 737-900 aircraft, with an average delay time of 7.2 minutes per flight. The destination airport in Seattle serves over 52 million passengers annually, making it a major travel hub.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Austin (AUS) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 1273 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Seattle the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-west for about 2,848 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 51m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of AUS-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,273 tracked AUS-SEA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-SEA
The flight from Austin (AUS) to Seattle (SEA) takes 3h 51m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Austin (AUS) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1273 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Seattle is 2.20% across 1273 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
