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Flights Seattle → Colorado Springs

SEA → COS

14.1
Average risk (Low)
1
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route operates between Seattle and Colorado Springs, utilizing the Canadair Regional Jet 700 for passenger service. The destination airport in Colorado Springs sees approximately 2,134,618 passengers annually, indicating a significant volume of air traffic.

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 Seattle (SEA) → Colorado Springs (COS) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Colorado Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

Heading to Colorado Springs: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Colorado Springs (COS) heads south-east for about 1,716 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 34m.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Colorado Springs it is 3.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).

Route facts

Time difference
1h ahead
Arrival (dest. local time)
08:34
Elevation COS
6187 ft
Typical aircraft
Canadair Regional Jet 700
Est. CO₂/passenger
~223 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Alaska Airlines (AS) 67% 10 min 11.9%

Airlines operating SEA-COS

Frequently asked questions about SEA-COS

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The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Colorado Springs, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.