YVR → SEAVancouver to Seattle

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 205 km, an estimated 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Seattle. Updated 18 September 2026 at 13:33 UTC.

YVR Vancouver busy · +17
SEA Seattle smooth · +5
205 km · ~0h 46m est.
dep bank 06:00–21:4021x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
81 / 100

route health from live YVR and SEA delay boards

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~0h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Air CanadaAlaska AirlinesDelta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC8798 09:00 daily · AC8804 varies daily · AC8806 17:25 daily · AC8810 21:40 daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS2011 06:00 daily · AS2012 08:05 daily · AS2013 11:50 daily · AS2014 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-18AS2011dep −2 → arr−4
09-18DL3943dep −3 → arr−20

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
YVRVancouver +17 min busy 🌫 mostly cloudy · E 6 kt Full YVR delay board →
SEASeattle +5 min smooth 🌫 overcast · S 6 kt Full SEA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at YVR: 28% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +17 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Vancouver to Seattle route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YVR to SEA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search — Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/YVR-SEA
How we measure this →

YVR to SEA questions

Is YVR–SEA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at YVR is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YVR–SEA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:25 from YVR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SEA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YVR to SEA?

Great-circle distance is 205 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 44–48 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–SEA fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 105 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.