Flights Seattle → Kalispell
SEA → FCA
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Kalispell operates with a high level of punctuality, with 88% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, approximately 261 flights are conducted using De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, experiencing an average delay of just 3.3 minutes.
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) → Kalispell (FCA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 339 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 3.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kalispell the average ATFM delay is 2.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Kalispell: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Kalispell (FCA) heads east for about 608 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 11m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of SEA-FCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Kalispell it is 2.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 339 tracked SEA-FCA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 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) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SEA-FCA
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Kalispell (FCA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 339 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Kalispell is 3.24% 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.
