YVR → SEAVancouver to Seattle

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA): 90 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 40% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 3 of the 16 tracked flights were cancelled. 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 14 November 2026 at 21:33 UTC.

Today, YVR → SEA

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 07:00 AS1601Alaska Left 07:16 +16 Landed 07:07
  2. 07:15 DL3943Delta Air Lines Left 07:28 +13 Landed 07:35
  3. 08:26 DL3764Delta Air Lines Left 08:42 +16 Landed 08:45
  4. 09:25 AC8798Air Canada Left 09:37 +12 Landed 09:32
  5. 12:27 DL4020Delta Air Lines Est. 13:32Departure not confirmed by the board SEA est. 16:04 +207sched 12:37
  6. 12:55 AS2263Alaska Left 12:55 Landed 12:57
  7. 14:30 AC8804Air Canada On scheduleGate E87 · TM SEA est. 14:32sched 14:37
  8. · AC8810Air Canada On schedule SEA 21:57scheduled

Checked YVR board 10:33 · SEA board 13:33

YVR Vancouver smooth · +0
SEA Seattle smooth · +0
205 km · ~0h 46m est.
dep bank 07:00–21:5090x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 90x weekly · nonstop
40% on time

of the last 5 tracked YVR → SEA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 3 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~0h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures90x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled18.8%recent route rate · 3 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AC8798departed+12
11-14AS1601departed+16
11-14DL3764departed+16
11-14DL3943departed+13
11-13AC8798departed+32
11-13AC8804cancelledCNX
11-13AC8806cancelledCNX
11-13AS1601departed+15
11-13AS1603departed+341
11-13AS2222cancelledCNX
11-13AS2263dep +29 → arr+1
11-13DL3764departed+13
11-13DL3887departed+67
11-13DL3943departed+15
11-13DL3968departed+248
11-13DL4020dep +15 → arr−24

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 +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · ESE 16 kt Full YVR delay board →
SEASeattle +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 9 kt Full SEA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at YVR and SEA: a 29% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. 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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Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/YVR-SEA
How we measure this →

YVR to SEA questions

Is YVR–SEA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 86/100. 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 07:00 and evening departures around 18:15 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 90 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.