Fairbanks (FAI) – Seattle (SEA)

Distance

2,467 km

1,533 mi · 1,332 nm

Flight time

3 h 38 min / 3 h 47 min

Average gate to gate: FAI → SEA / back

Time difference

1 h

CO2 per passenger

310 kg

One way, economy, incl. RF (183 kg CO2 only)

Passengers / year

576,422

Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −3.9%

Flights / week

87

Both directions, average

Seats filled

81%

715,595 seats a year

Airlines nonstop

2

AS, DL

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

Airlines flying FAI–SEA nonstop

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 · 1,173 flights
• Boeing B737 Max 900 · 1,046 flights
• Boeing 737-800 · 786 flights
• Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 632 flights
• A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 513 flights
• A200-100 BD-500-1A10 · 253 flights
• Boeing B737 Max 800 · 134 flights
• Boeing 737-900 · 3 flights

Also carried: 735 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time

80.1%

Arrived within 15 min of schedule

Average delay

13 min

Late arrivals count, early ones as 0

Cancelled

0.9%

Flights counted

4,581

Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Delay minutes by cause: airline 45% · aircraft arriving late 34% · air traffic system 17% · weather 4% · security 0%.

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

Every airport pair between Fairbanks and Seattle

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