Flights Yakima → Seattle
YKM → SEA
How long is the flight from Yakima to Seattle?
The flight from Yakima (YKM) to Seattle (SEA) takes 25 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 from Yakima to Seattle operates with high punctuality, boasting a 91% on-time performance rate. Over the course of the year, it averages just 1.8 minutes delay per flight out of a total of 178 flights, using De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at its destination.
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 Yakima (YKM) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 452 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.9/100 (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 Yakima the average ATFM delay is 2.2 minutes.
Heading to Seattle: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Yakima (YKM) to Seattle (SEA) heads north-west for about 166 km, a flight time of roughly 25m.
Departures from Yakima on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of YKM-SEA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Yakima the average ATFM delay is 2.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Seattle it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 452 tracked YKM-SEA flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 3 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 YKM-SEA
The flight from Yakima (YKM) to Seattle (SEA) takes 25 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 Yakima (YKM) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 452 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Yakima-Seattle is 1.33% across 452 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.
