Seattle (SEA) Delays in 2025

78.6% on-time departures, 78.7% on-time arrivals in 2025

164,835Flights
78.6%Departures on-time
12.9 minAvg dep. delay
78.7%Arrivals on-time
13.5 minAvg arr. delay
0.8%Cancelled

Delay causes

  • Air carrier40.6%
  • Extreme weather3.8%
  • National Aviation System23.7%
  • Security0.3%
  • Late-arriving aircraft31.6%

2024 · Seattle (SEA) overview · 2026

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.