Flights Kona → Seattle
KOA → SEA
How long is the flight from Kona to Seattle?
The flight from Kona (KOA) to Seattle (SEA) takes 5h 14m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Kona to Seattle has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of 6.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 348 flights, connecting to one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves 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 Kona (KOA) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 839 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (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 Kona the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kona (KOA) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-east for about 4,327 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 14m.
Departures from Kona on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of KOA-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kona the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 839 tracked KOA-SEA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 3.7% 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 KOA-SEA
The flight from Kona (KOA) to Seattle (SEA) takes 5h 14m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Kona (KOA) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 839 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kona-Seattle is 3.69% across 839 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.
