Flights Pullman → Seattle
PUW → SEA
Route overview
The flight route from Pullman to Seattle operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 5.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 257 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 52,715,181 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 Pullman (PUW) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 339 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (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 Pullman the average ATFM delay is 1.0 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pullman (PUW) to Seattle (SEA) heads west for about 401 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from Pullman on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 35% of PUW-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pullman the average ATFM delay is 1.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Seattle it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 339 tracked PUW-SEA flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PUW-SEA
On the Pullman (PUW) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 339 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pullman-Seattle is 2.95% across 339 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.
