Flights Chicago → Seattle
ORD → SEA
Route overview
This flight route connects Chicago to Seattle and operates with a fleet of Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, and Boeing 757-200 aircraft. With 1,123 total flights recorded, the route has a 79% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 14.4 minutes.
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 Chicago (ORD) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1394 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-west for about 2,762 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 52m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of ORD-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,394 tracked ORD-SEA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-SEA
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1394 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Seattle is 2.58% across 1394 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United 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.
