GEG to SEA flight delays

GEG SEA Spokane to Seattle Tacoma · 224 miles

15,625 flights were scheduled from GEG to SEA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 15,507 that made the trip, 85.1% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
15,625
Arrived on time
85.1%
Cancelled
0.7%
Scheduled distance
224 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on GEG–SEA, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
SkyWest Airlines 87.4% 61 min 0.4% 9,335
Alaska Airlines 80% 45 min 1% 5,191
Delta Air Lines 89.9% 123 min 1.5% 1,099

Month by month

January was the month to avoid on GEG–SEA: 78.1% of flights arrived on time, against 89.7% in April. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 85.1%.
Arrival on-time share, GEG to SEA, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 78.1% 1,228
February 84.4% 1,163
March 87.7% 1,274
April 89.7% 1,234
May 86.4% 1,298
June 83.4% 1,251
July 84.1% 1,355
August 83.4% 1,370
September 85.9% 1,468
October 88.5% 1,392
November 87% 1,351
December 81.9% 1,241

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

GEG to SEA in one number

GEG → SEA

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 57 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 15,625 flights

85.1% of flights arrived on time

Questions about GEG to SEA

Which airline is most reliable from GEG to SEA?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 89.9% of the time, with 1,099 scheduled. Alaska Airlines came in at 80% over 5,191 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly GEG to SEA?
January, at 78.1% of arrivals on time, with 1,228 flights scheduled. April was the best of the year at 89.7%.
How late are GEG–SEA flights when they are late?
57 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the GEG to SEA flight cancelled?
0.7% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at SEA less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.