Flights Long Beach → Seattle
LGB → SEA
How long is the flight from Long Beach to Seattle?
The flight from Long Beach (LGB) to Seattle (SEA) takes 2h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 connects Long Beach to Seattle, offering passengers the choice of traveling on either a Canadair Regional Jet 700 or an Airbus A320. Seattle's airport serves over 52 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as 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 Long Beach (LGB) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 31 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.6/100 (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 Long Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Long Beach (LGB) to Seattle (SEA) heads north for about 1,555 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Long Beach on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 55% of LGB-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Long Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 31 tracked LGB-SEA flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 3.2% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGB-SEA
The flight from Long Beach (LGB) to Seattle (SEA) takes 2h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Long Beach (LGB) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 31 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Long Beach-Seattle is 3.23% across 31 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways.
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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.
