Flights Vancouver → Seattle
YVR → SEA
How long is the flight from Vancouver to Seattle?
The flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route operates between Vancouver and Seattle, utilizing De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 and DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. The destination airport in Seattle sees a high volume of passengers annually, with over 52 million people passing through each year.
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 Vancouver (YVR) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by American Airlines, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 96 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Seattle the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA) heads south for about 205 km, a flight time of roughly 30m.
Departures from Vancouver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of YVR-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 96 tracked YVR-SEA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about YVR-SEA
The flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Vancouver (YVR) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 96 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vancouver-Seattle is 0.00% across 96 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Air Canada, 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.
