Flights Victoria → Seattle
YYJ → SEA
How long is the flight from Victoria to Seattle?
The flight from Victoria (YYJ) to Seattle (SEA) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 from Victoria to Seattle using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q 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 Victoria (YYJ) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 26 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.2/100 (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).
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Victoria (YYJ) to Seattle (SEA) heads south-east for about 157 km, a flight time of roughly 30m.
Departures from Victoria on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of YYJ-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 26 tracked YYJ-SEA flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about YYJ-SEA
The flight from Victoria (YYJ) to Seattle (SEA) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Victoria (YYJ) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 26 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Victoria-Seattle is 0.00% across 26 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.
