Flights Seattle → Ketchikan
SEA → KTN
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Ketchikan operates with a high level of punctuality, with 77% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 267 total flights using Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-400 aircraft, experiencing an average delay of 12.4 minutes. Ketchikan's airport serves approximately 274,180 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) → Ketchikan (KTN) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 358 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Ketchikan the average ATFM delay is 1.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Ketchikan: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Ketchikan (KTN) heads north-west for about 1,093 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 67% of SEA-KTN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Ketchikan it is 1.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 358 tracked SEA-KTN flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SEA-KTN
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Ketchikan (KTN) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 358 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Ketchikan is 1.40% across 358 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
