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Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
SEA IATAKSEA ICAO🇺🇸Seattle, United States47.45°N 122.31°WAmerica/Los_Angeles
How delayed is Seattle?
Medians and shares measured over monthsDelay Index
35 / 100
calmsevere
Likely range 30–41 · 25 of 48 measured, where 1 is the most disrupted
Typical delay
17 min
median delay of tracked departures.
630 departures
An hour or more late
12 %
share of tracked departures 60+ minutes late.
630 departures
Board disruption
15 %
share of the departure board delayed or cancelled, counted against a delay threshold that varies with board size (15-25 min).
28 days
0 = calm, 100 = severely disrupted. Combines typical departure delay, how often a departure is 60+ minutes late, and the airport's average board disruption rate.
Flight Owl's own resolved departure predictions (flights our users tracked), not a census of all flights at the airport.
141
destinations observed
23
countries reached
9,083
flights a week observed
52.7M
passengers a year
Where Seattle–Tacoma International Airport is
2 other airports within 200 kmPAEEverett51 km
BLIBellingham150 km
The five closest airports handling over half a million passengers a year, measured great-circle from the runway coordinates.
Where you can fly from Seattle
141 routes · 107 domestic, 34 international131 of 141 routes drawn. The rest cross the map's edge or have no coordinates on file.
When to fly out of Seattle
median delay by UTC hour of scheduled departure, from 151 departuresQuietest departure hour08:00 UTC · 7 min typical
Worst departure hour19:00 UTC · 67 min typical
Hours are UTC, not airport local time.
Connecting at Seattle
Shortest layover the airport considers workable| Transfer type | Minimum | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 45 min | |
| International | 90 min |
Delta/Alaska hub. Immigration 20-90min. A shorter connection is not necessarily impossible, but the airport does not guarantee it.
Countries you can reach
23 countries, ranked by flights per week🇺🇸United States107 destinations🇨🇦Canada6 destinations🇰🇷South Korea1 destination🇹🇼Taiwan1 destination🇲🇽Mexico4 destinations🇬🇧United Kingdom1 destination🇯🇵Japan2 destinations🇩🇪Germany2 destinations🇮🇸Iceland1 destination🇫🇷France1 destination🇳🇱Netherlands1 destination🇨🇳China3 destinations🇮🇹Italy1 destination🇹🇷Türkiye1 destination🇮🇪Ireland1 destination🇶🇦Qatar1 destination🇦🇪United Arab Emirates1 destination🇵🇭Philippines1 destination
and 5 more countries. Browse airports by country.
Where you can fly from Seattle
141 destinations Flight Owl has observed, not the airport's full published network| Destination | IATA | Country | Airlines | Flights per week | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Anchorage | ANC | United States | 4 | 394 | SEA–ANC |
| 🇺🇸Portland | PDX | United States | 6 | 394 | — |
| 🇺🇸Phoenix | PHX | United States | 6 | 324 | — |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | LAX | United States | 7 | 314 | — |
| 🇺🇸Denver | DEN | United States | 6 | 310 | — |
| 🇺🇸Spokane | GEG | United States | 4 | 266 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco | SFO | United States | 4 | 252 | — |
| 🇺🇸Chicago | ORD | United States | 5 | 247 | SEA–ORD |
| 🇺🇸Boise | BOI | United States | 4 | 231 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Diego | SAN | United States | 4 | 231 | — |
| 🇺🇸Sacramento | SMF | United States | 5 | 223 | — |
| 🇺🇸Las Vegas | LAS | United States | 4 | 221 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Jose | SJC | United States | 4 | 179 | — |
| 🇺🇸Santa Ana | SNA | United States | 3 | 165 | — |
| 🇺🇸Dallas-Fort Worth | DFW | United States | 3 | 163 | SEA–DFW |
| 🇺🇸Salt Lake City | SLC | United States | 4 | 160 | — |
| 🇺🇸Pasco | PSC | United States | 4 | 152 | — |
| 🇺🇸Redmond | RDM | United States | 4 | 142 | — |
| 🇺🇸Eugene | EUG | United States | 4 | 135 | — |
| 🇺🇸Newark | EWR | United States | 2 | 133 | — |
| 🇺🇸Oakland | OAK | United States | 2 | 128 | — |
| 🇺🇸Honolulu | HNL | United States | 3 | 126 | — |
| 🇨🇦Vancouver | YVR | Canada | 7 | 124 | SEA–YVR |
| 🇺🇸Boston | BOS | United States | 3 | 115 | SEA–BOS |
| 🇺🇸Minneapolis | MSP | United States | 3 | 110 | SEA–MSP |
| 🇺🇸Burbank | BUR | United States | 1 | 108 | — |
| 🇺🇸Ontario | ONT | United States | 4 | 98 | — |
| 🇺🇸Bozeman | BZN | United States | 4 | 97 | — |
| 🇺🇸Missoula | MSO | United States | 3 | 97 | — |
| 🇺🇸Atlanta | ATL | United States | 2 | 96 | SEA–ATL |
| 🇺🇸Medford | MFR | United States | 4 | 94 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fairbanks | FAI | United States | 2 | 92 | — |
| 🇺🇸Juneau | JNU | United States | 2 | 91 | — |
| 🇺🇸New York | JFK | United States | 4 | 89 | — |
| 🇺🇸Philadelphia | PHL | United States | 3 | 88 | — |
| 🇺🇸Houston | IAH | United States | 2 | 86 | SEA–IAH |
| 🇺🇸Charlotte | CLT | United States | 1 | 82 | — |
| 🇺🇸Palm Springs | PSP | United States | 2 | 79 | — |
| 🇺🇸Austin | AUS | United States | 3 | 78 | — |
| 🇺🇸Washington | IAD | United States | 3 | 78 | — |
| 🇺🇸Kalispell | FCA | United States | 2 | 77 | — |
| 🇺🇸Nashville | BNA | United States | 3 | 72 | — |
| 🇺🇸Detroit | DTW | United States | 2 | 65 | — |
| 🇺🇸Orlando | MCO | United States | 2 | 64 | — |
| 🇺🇸Reno | RNO | United States | 1 | 64 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fresno | FAT | United States | 3 | 62 | — |
| 🇺🇸Billings | BIL | United States | 2 | 61 | — |
| 🇺🇸St Louis | STL | United States | 2 | 61 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Luis Obispo | SBP | United States | 2 | 59 | — |
| 🇺🇸Idaho Falls | IDA | United States | 2 | 57 | — |
| 🇺🇸Tucson | TUS | United States | 3 | 57 | — |
| 🇺🇸Ketchikan | KTN | United States | 1 | 56 | — |
| 🇨🇦Calgary | YYC | Canada | 4 | 52 | — |
| 🇺🇸Bellingham | BLI | United States | 3 | 49 | — |
| 🇺🇸Kahului | OGG | United States | 2 | 49 | — |
| 🇺🇸Miami | MIA | United States | 4 | 44 | — |
| 🇺🇸Baltimore | BWI | United States | 2 | 43 | — |
| 🇺🇸Kailua-Kona | KOA | United States | 2 | 42 | — |
| 🇺🇸Chicago | MDW | United States | 2 | 42 | — |
| 🇺🇸Santa Rosa | STS | United States | 2 | 42 | — |
| 🇰🇷Seoul | ICN | South Korea | 5 | 38 | SEA–ICN |
| 🇺🇸Albuquerque | ABQ | United States | 2 | 37 | — |
| 🇺🇸Pullman | PUW | United States | 2 | 37 | — |
| 🇹🇼Taipei | TPE | Taiwan | 4 | 37 | SEA–TPE |
| 🇺🇸Kansas City | MCI | United States | 3 | 36 | — |
| 🇺🇸Wenatchee | EAT | United States | 2 | 35 | — |
| 🇬🇧London | LHR | United Kingdom | 4 | 35 | — |
| 🇺🇸Redding | RDD | United States | 1 | 35 | — |
| 🇺🇸Raleigh/Durham | RDU | United States | 2 | 35 | — |
| 🇺🇸Santa Barbara | SBA | United States | 2 | 35 | — |
| 🇺🇸Cincinnati | CVG | United States | 3 | 32 | — |
| 🇺🇸Monterey | MRY | United States | 1 | 31 | — |
| 🇨🇦Victoria | YYJ | Canada | 3 | 30 | — |
| 🇺🇸Dallas | DAL | United States | 2 | 29 | — |
| 🇺🇸El Paso | ELP | United States | 2 | 29 | — |
| 🇺🇸Lihue | LIH | United States | 2 | 29 | — |
| 🇺🇸Washington | DCA | United States | 2 | 28 | — |
| 🇺🇸New Orleans | MSY | United States | 1 | 28 | — |
| 🇺🇸Tampa | TPA | United States | 2 | 28 | — |
| 🇺🇸Walla Walla | ALW | United States | 1 | 27 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fort Lauderdale | FLL | United States | 2 | 27 | — |
| 🇮🇸Reykjavík | KEF | Iceland | 2 | 27 | — |
| 🇩🇪Frankfurt am Main | FRA | Germany | 2 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Indianapolis | IND | United States | 1 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Milwaukee | MKE | United States | 1 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Oklahoma City | OKC | United States | 1 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Sitka | SIT | United States | 1 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Yakima | YKM | United States | 2 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Arcata/Eureka | ACV | United States | 1 | 21 | — |
| 🇺🇸Helena | HLN | United States | 1 | 21 | — |
| 🇺🇸Omaha | OMA | United States | 1 | 21 | — |
| 🇺🇸Pittsburgh | PIT | United States | 1 | 21 | — |
| 🇨🇦Edmonton | YEG | Canada | 2 | 21 | — |
| 🇲🇽Guadalajara | GDL | Mexico | 2 | 20 | — |
| 🇺🇸Tulsa | TUL | United States | 1 | 20 | — |
| 🇺🇸Columbus | CMH | United States | 1 | 19 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Antonio | SAT | United States | 1 | 19 | — |
| 🇺🇸Jackson | JAC | United States | 2 | 16 | — |
| 🇯🇵Narita | NRT | Japan | 3 | 15 | — |
| 🇳🇱Amsterdam | AMS | Netherlands | 1 | 14 | — |
| 🇫🇷Paris | CDG | France | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇺🇸Cleveland | CLE | United States | 1 | 14 | — |
| 🇺🇸Great Falls | GTF | United States | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇯🇵Tokyo | HND | Japan | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇺🇸Houston | HOU | United States | 1 | 14 | — |
| 🇺🇸Everett | PAE | United States | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇨🇦Kelowna | YLW | Canada | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇨🇦Toronto | YYZ | Canada | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇺🇸Rockford | RFD | United States | 2 | 12 | — |
| 🇺🇸Hailey | SUN | United States | 2 | 12 | — |
| 🇮🇹Rome | FCO | Italy | 2 | 11 | — |
| 🇹🇷Istanbul | IST | Türkiye | 1 | 9 | — |
| 🇺🇸Wichita | ICT | United States | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇨🇳Shanghai | PVG | China | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fort Worth | AFW | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Seattle | BFI | United States | 4 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Charleston | CHS | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇶🇦Doha | DOH | Qatar | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇮🇪Dublin | DUB | Ireland | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | DXB | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Greensboro | GSO | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Lewiston | LWS | United States | 2 | 7 | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico City | MEX | Mexico | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Bernardino | SBD | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇲🇽San José del Cabo | SJD | Mexico | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Port Angeles | CLM | United States | 1 | 6 | — |
| 🇵🇭Manila | MNL | Philippines | 1 | 6 | — |
| 🇩🇪Munich | MUC | Germany | 1 | 6 | — |
| 🇭🇰Hong Kong | HKG | Hong Kong SAR China | 1 | 5 | — |
| 🇺🇸Long Beach | LGB | United States | 2 | 5 | — |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | SIN | Singapore | 1 | 5 | — |
| 🇩🇰Copenhagen | CPH | Denmark | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇺🇸Eastsound | ESD | United States | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇺🇸Friday Harbor | FRD | United States | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇪🇸Barcelona | BCN | Spain | 3 | 3 | — |
| 🇫🇮Helsinki | HEL | Finland | 1 | 3 | — |
| 🇨🇳Beijing | PEK | China | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇲🇽Puerto Vallarta | PVR | Mexico | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fort Myers | RSW | United States | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇨🇳Chongqing | CKG | China | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Grand Rapids | GRR | United States | 1 | 1 | — |