Flights from Sacramento to Seattle

• There were 175,058 passengers that flew from Sacramento to Seattle in 2009.
• The average flight time from Sacramento, CA to Seattle, WA takes about 90 minutes.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Sacramento and Seattle from Alaska Airlines is the B737-9 built by Boeing with 172 seats.
• 238,716 seats were available on flights from SMF to SEA in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 175,058 passengers flew on all flights from SMF to SEA that year.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Sacramento, CA to Seattle, WA in 2009 was Alaska Airlines' B737-4 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• Alaska Airlines operated flights from SMF to SEA using 4 types of aircraft in 2009.
• Alaska Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Horizon Air, ExpressJet Airlines offer flights from Sacramento, CA to Seattle, WA.
• Alaska Airlines carried a total of 174,831 passengers from SMF to SEA in 2009.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Sacramento to Seattle in 2009 was 69.5%.
• The shortest flight distance between Sacramento and Seattle is 605 miles.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from SMF to SEA for ExpressJet Airlines is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.
• Alaska Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Sacramento to Seattle.
• The newest aircraft servicing SMF to SEA in 2009 was Alaska Airlines' B737-9 from Boeing. The B737-9 started flying in 2002.
• Flight #365, operated by Alaska Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 5 minutes average delay between flights from Sacramento to Seattle.
• Alaska Airlines operates the shortest flights from Sacramento to Seattle.
• The shortest flight between SMF and SEA takes about 90 minutes.
• In 2009, there were 4 airline companies operating between Sacramento and Seattle.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)