Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Seattle
DFW → SEA
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Seattle?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Seattle (SEA) takes 3h 41m 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to Seattle operates with a high frequency of 1,142 total flights and uses various Boeing aircraft models including the 737-800, 757, and 737-900. With a punctuality rate of 76%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 12.3 minutes, serving one of the busiest destination airports that handles over 52 million passengers annually.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 3038 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.7/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-west for about 2,668 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 41m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of DFW-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,038 tracked DFW-SEA flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.8% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-SEA
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Seattle (SEA) takes 3h 41m 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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 3038 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Seattle is 1.78% across 3038 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
