Flights Seattle → Fresno
SEA → FAT
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Fresno operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 84%. Over the course of a year, this route sees 185 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of just 8 minutes. The destination airport serves over 2.6 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 Seattle (SEA) → Fresno (FAT) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 233 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.86%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fresno: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Fresno (FAT) heads south for about 1,206 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 56m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of SEA-FAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fresno it is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 233 tracked SEA-FAT flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 3.9% 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 SEA-FAT
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Fresno (FAT) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 233 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Fresno is 3.86% across 233 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.
