El Paso (ELP) to Seattle (SEA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 32m
Bearing
327° NW
El Paso (ELP) to Seattle (SEA) is 1,368 miles (2,201 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ELP–SEA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Horizon Air operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop ELP–SEA; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
61
April 2026
Seats
4,910
both directions
Passengers
3,706
both directions
Load factor
75.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ELP–SEA?
Horizon Air operated the most nonstop ELP–SEA departures in April 2026 (60), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- QX
Horizon Air
60 departures · 4,560 seats
Share of departures98.4%81.3%
Load
- X9
Omni Air International
1 departures · 350 seats
Share of departures1.6%0.0%
Load
What plane flies ELP–SEA?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 98% of ELP–SEA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
60 departures · 81.3% load
98.4% - Boeing 767-300
1 departures · 0.0% load
1.6%
How has ELP–SEA traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–SEA departures rose from 60 in May 2025 to 61 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–SEA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
60 departures · 3,842 passengers
84.3%
Load
June 2025
58 departures · 3,930 passengers
89.2%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 4,049 passengers
87.3%
Load
August 2025
60 departures · 3,979 passengers
87.3%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 3,801 passengers
83.4%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 3,785 passengers
80.3%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 3,633 passengers
82.4%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 3,804 passengers
80.7%
Load
January 2026
47 departures · 2,732 passengers
76.5%
Load
February 2026
49 departures · 3,001 passengers
80.6%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 3,718 passengers
81.5%
Load
April 2026
61 departures · 3,706 passengers
75.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SEA → ELP
71.1% full
31 departures · 1,870 passengers
ELP → SEA
80.5% full
30 departures · 1,836 passengers
Nonstop ELP–SEA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is El Paso (ELP) from Seattle (SEA)?
ELP to SEA is 1,368 miles (2,201 km / 1,189 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ELP to SEA?
A nonstop covers the 1,368-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 32m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ELP–SEA?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (98.4%), followed by the Boeing 767-300 (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying ELP–SEA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,368-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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