Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX) flights

Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, American Airlines fly nonstop from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, with about 151 flights a week in July 2026. The 954-mile flight takes about 2h 43m gate to gate.

From
SEA
Seattle
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
To
LAX
Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport
Distance
954 mi · 1,535 km
Flight time
2h 43m
Airlines
6
Seats filled
78%
Flights a week, July 2026
7,436 flights and 903,994 passengers in 12 months
LAXLAXSEA
Map data: Natural Earth. Lines follow the shortest (great-circle) path.

Airlines flying SEA to LAX

AirlineFlights a weekAircraftPassengers (12 months)Flight time
Alaska Airlines70Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737-800440,9482h 42m
Delta Air Lines46Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER, Airbus A321289,4752h 41m
United Airlines14Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Airbus A320-100/20050,7762h 42m
SkyWest Airlines13Bombardier CRJ700, Embraer E17566,5202h 52m
Frontier Airlines7Airbus A321, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A320-100/20053,2062h 44m
American Airlines<1Boeing 737-800, Airbus A3212,2372h 40m
Horizon AirSeasonal or endedn/aEmbraer E1758322h 37m

Airlines are the operating carrier: regional airlines such as SkyWest or Horizon often fly under a larger airline's brand.

SEA to LAX flight schedule

32 flight numbers flew this route in August 2026, 19 of them almost daily. The first usually leaves at 6:00am and the last at 9:45pm. Times are local and can change; check with the airline before you book.

FlightDepartsArrivesDays flown in August 2026On time (12 months)
UA 1692United Airlines6:00am8:44am883%
AS 505Alaska Airlines6:03am8:47am3183%
UA 6053United Airlines · operated by SkyWest Airlines6:30am9:34am1984%
AA 4896American Airlines · operated by SkyWest Airlines7:00am10:10am3188%
DL 1628Delta Air Lines7:16am10:05am3191%
AS 717Alaska Airlines7:26am10:20am1787%
AS 1306Alaska Airlines9:35am12:27pm1190%
DL 2769Delta Air Lines9:59am12:42pm3184%
AS 1367Alaska Airlines10:03am12:56pm1870%
F9 1178Frontier Airlines10:34am1:34pm3182%
AS 487Alaska Airlines11:15am2:01pm2661%
AA 4988American Airlines · operated by SkyWest Airlines11:40am2:40pm2759%
UA 4729United Airlines · operated by SkyWest Airlines12:15pm3:21pm2090%
DL 2914Delta Air Lines12:36pm3:24pm3184%
AS 502Alaska Airlines12:38pm3:25pm1883%
AS 696Alaska Airlines1:38pm4:25pm3179%
AA 6324American Airlines · operated by SkyWest Airlines2:20pm5:18pm470%
AS 793Alaska Airlines2:30pm5:17pm1362%
DL 2830Delta Air Lines2:50pm5:33pm3184%
AS 1300Alaska Airlines3:59pm6:44pm3175%
UA 5577United Airlines · operated by SkyWest Airlines4:30pm7:36pm1486%
UA 1218United Airlines4:45pm7:34pm9n/a
AA 6438American Airlines · operated by SkyWest Airlines5:02pm7:55pm2779%
AS 492Alaska Airlines5:10pm7:55pm2676%
DL 2861Delta Air Lines5:50pm8:33pm3174%
AS 524Alaska Airlines6:10pm9:00pm2779%
AS 63Alaska Airlines6:10pm8:59pm2171%
UA 1730United Airlines6:52pm9:41pm2284%
AS 496Alaska Airlines7:10pm9:59pm1361%
DL 2854Delta Air Lines7:55pm10:45pm3175%
AS 1390Alaska Airlines9:18pm12:05am1270%
DL 2512Delta Air Lines9:45pm12:32am1770%

Is SEA to LAX on time?

From September 2025 to August 2026, 82% of 7,544 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 0.8% were cancelled. Flights leaving around 7am were the most punctual (90%), those around 11am the least (73%). Most delay time was caused by the airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fuelling) (46%).

AirlineFlightsOn timeAverage delayCancelled
Alaska Airlines3,30580%9 min0.9%
Delta Air Lines2,22982%12 min0.6%
United Airlines97791%7 min0.5%
American Airlines72579%28 min0.6%
Frontier Airlines30880%13 min2.9%

Airlines as sold: flights operated by regional partners count under the airline on the ticket. Average delay is across all completed flights, early arrivals counted as zero.

On-time arrivals by departure time

Scheduled departureFlightsOn time, relativeOn time
6am to 7am696
86%
7am to 8am733
90%
8am to 9am286
91%
9am to 10am372
82%
10am to 11am581
85%
11am to 12pm397
73%
12pm to 1pm613
90%
1pm to 2pm244
80%
2pm to 3pm495
80%
3pm to 4pm295
76%
4pm to 5pm259
87%
5pm to 6pm979
81%
6pm to 7pm370
79%
7pm to 8pm523
78%
8pm to 9pm334
71%
9pm to 10pm326
73%

Flights by month

MonthFlightsFlights, relativePassengers
August 2025637
90,056
September 2025608
73,367
October 2025615
72,852
November 2025597
66,226
December 2025625
75,388
January 2026562
62,244
February 2026557
63,622
March 2026626
70,072
April 2026610
73,519
May 2026681
78,802
June 2026652
83,841
July 2026669
94,146

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Source: US Department of Transportation, T-100 Segment data, August 2025 to July 2026.