Flights Seattle → Medford
SEA → MFR
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Medford operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%. Over the course of a year, approximately 520 flights are conducted using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, with each flight typically experiencing only a minor delay of about 3.2 minutes on average.
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) → Medford (MFR) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 695 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.86%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Medford the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Medford: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Medford (MFR) heads south for about 566 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 34% of SEA-MFR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Medford it is 1.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 695 tracked SEA-MFR flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.9% 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-MFR
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Medford (MFR) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 695 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Medford is 0.86% across 695 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.
