Flights Wenatchee → Seattle
EAT → SEA
How long is the flight from Wenatchee to Seattle?
The flight from Wenatchee (EAT) to Seattle (SEA) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Wenatchee to Seattle operates with a high level of punctuality, boasting a 93% on-time performance rate. Over the course of the year, this route sees an average delay of just 4.8 minutes per flight, with a total of 178 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, serving a destination airport that 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 Wenatchee (EAT) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 451 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.8/100 (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 Wenatchee the average ATFM delay is 1.0 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Wenatchee (EAT) to Seattle (SEA) heads west for about 158 km, a flight time of roughly 30m.
Departures from Wenatchee on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of EAT-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Wenatchee the average ATFM delay is 1.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 451 tracked EAT-SEA flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.3% 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 EAT-SEA
The flight from Wenatchee (EAT) to Seattle (SEA) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Wenatchee (EAT) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 451 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Wenatchee-Seattle is 1.33% across 451 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.
