Flights Tucson → Seattle
TUS → SEA
Route overview
The flight route from Tucson to Seattle operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, there are 261 total flights along this route, and each flight experiences an average delay of just 4.3 minutes. The destination airport in Seattle handles over 52 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the country.
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 Tucson (TUS) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 343 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (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 Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-west for about 1,958 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 52m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 65% of TUS-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 343 tracked TUS-SEA flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 2.0% 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 TUS-SEA
On the Tucson (TUS) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 343 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-Seattle is 2.04% across 343 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.
