Flights Seattle → Los Angeles
SEA → LAX
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Los Angeles operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 1804 total flights along this route, with an average delay of just 6.1 minutes per flight. The destination airport, which opened in 1926, handles a significant number of passengers annually, approximately 76,587,980.
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) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 2342 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads south for about 1,537 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of SEA-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,342 tracked SEA-LAX flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| 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-LAX
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 2342 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Los Angeles is 2.56% across 2342 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United 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.
