Flights Ketchikan → Seattle
KTN → SEA
Route overview
The flight route from Ketchikan to Seattle operates with a Boeing 737-400, recording an on-time performance of 82%, with an average delay of 6.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 267 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles around 52.7 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 Ketchikan (KTN) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 358 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (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 Ketchikan the average ATFM delay is 1.3 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Ketchikan (KTN) to Seattle (SEA) heads south-east for about 1,093 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Ketchikan on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 67% of KTN-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Ketchikan the average ATFM delay is 1.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Seattle it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 358 tracked KTN-SEA flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 3.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about KTN-SEA
On the Ketchikan (KTN) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 358 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Ketchikan-Seattle is 3.91% across 358 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
