Flights Walla Walla → Seattle
ALW → SEA
Route overview
The flight route from Walla Walla to Seattle is served by the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft and boasts a high on-time performance rate of 95%, with an average arrival time that is actually seven-tenths of a minute ahead of schedule. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 178 flights, connecting to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which handles over 52 million passengers annually.
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 Walla Walla (ALW) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 240 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.25%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 7.9/100 (low), 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 Walla Walla the average ATFM delay is 0.2 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Walla Walla (ALW) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-west for about 341 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Walla Walla on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of ALW-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Walla Walla the average ATFM delay is 0.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Seattle it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 240 tracked ALW-SEA flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 6.3% 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 ALW-SEA
On the Walla Walla (ALW) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 240 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Walla Walla-Seattle is 6.25% across 240 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.
