Burbank (BUR) – Seattle (SEA)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,508 km
937 mi · 814 nm
Flight time
2 h 43 min / 2 h 31 min
Average gate to gate: BUR → SEA / back
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
190 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (112 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
429,352
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −2.0%
Flights / week
61
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
538,443 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
1
AS

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from BUR to SEABURSEA
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BUR
348°
Heading from SEA
166°
Halfway point
40.85, -120.14
Great-circle km
1,509 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air BUR → SEA
2 h 10 min
In the air SEA → BUR
2 h 4 min
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 46,828 passengers
020K40K60KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul46.8K
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Month Passengers
Aug 202542,249
Sep 202536,407
Oct 202535,375
Nov 202533,236
Dec 202538,180
Jan 202628,438
Feb 202625,248
Mar 202632,073
Apr 202633,985
May 202635,505
Jun 202641,828
Jul 202646,828
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 352 flights
0200400AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul352
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Month Flights
Aug 2025272
Sep 2025250
Oct 2025253
Nov 2025247
Dec 2025283
Jan 2026219
Feb 2026183
Mar 2026234
Apr 2026270
May 2026273
Jun 2026318
Jul 2026352

Airlines flying BUR–SEA nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
ASAlaska Airlines61
100%

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

  • Boeing 737-900ER · 1,225 flights
  • Boeing B737 Max 900 · 959 flights
  • Boeing 737-800 · 514 flights
  • Boeing B737 Max 800 · 298 flights
  • Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 155 flights
  • Embraer ERJ-175 · 3 flights

Also carried: 12 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time
82%
Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay
11 min
Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled
2.3%
Flights counted
3,239
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Delay minutes by cause: airline 30% · aircraft arriving late 45% · air traffic system 20% · weather 4% · security 1%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

What passengers paid

Average fare, Q1 2026
$216
One way, all cabins
Average over a year
$213
Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
Largest airline
Alaska Airlines
93% of passengers · $217
Lowest-fare airline
Southwest Airlines
5% of passengers · $177

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $206 · Q3 2025 $211 · Q4 2025 $219 · Q1 2026 $216).

U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,509 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Close to the 1,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 1,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Burbank and Seattle

SEABFI
BUR1,5081,516

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Seattle airports

More routes from BUR

Route Distance Passengers / year
BUR → LAS359 km 794,699
BUR → PHX594 km 547,610
BUR → SFO524 km 543,621
BUR → OAK523 km 534,239
BUR → DEN1,368 km 495,426
BUR → SMF577 km 429,676
BUR → SJC477 km 370,490
BUR → PDX1,315 km 269,234
BUR → DFW1,982 km 213,819
BUR → SLC923 km 206,940

More routes from SEA

Route Distance Passengers / year
SEA → DEN1,648 km 1,819,437
SEA → PHX1,781 km 1,813,338
SEA → LAX1,535 km 1,810,795
SEA → ANC2,331 km 1,694,688
SEA → SFO1,092 km 1,628,228
SEA → ORD2,769 km 1,622,991
SEA → LAS1,394 km 1,596,435
SEA → DFW2,671 km 1,577,921
SEA → SAN1,690 km 1,233,726
SEA → SLC1,108 km 1,106,553

Questions

Burbank (BUR) and Seattle (SEA) are 1,508 km (937 miles, 814 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.