Flights Spokane → Seattle
GEG → SEA
Route overview
The flight route from Spokane to Seattle operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 89%. Over the course of the year, it has conducted 1454 flights using Boeing 737-400 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of just 3.5 minutes. The destination airport in Seattle serves over 52 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
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 Spokane (GEG) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 1959 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 1.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Spokane the average ATFM delay is 1.6 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Spokane (GEG) to Seattle (SEA) heads west for about 359 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Spokane on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of GEG-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Spokane the average ATFM delay is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Seattle it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,959 tracked GEG-SEA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.8% 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 GEG-SEA
On the Spokane (GEG) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1959 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Spokane-Seattle is 1.79% across 1959 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.
