Seattle (SEA) to Edmonton (YEG)
Flight time
≈ 1h 55m
Bearing
40° NE
Seattle (SEA) to Edmonton (YEG) is 558 miles (898 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SEA–YEG
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Horizon Air was the only carrier flying nonstop SEA–YEG; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
4,712
both directions
Passengers
3,831
both directions
Load factor
81.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies SEA–YEG?
Horizon Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop SEA–YEG in May 2026 (62 departures).
- QX
62 departures · 4,712 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.3%
Load
What plane flies SEA–YEG?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of SEA–YEG departures.
- Embraer E175
62 departures · 81.3% load
100.0%
How has SEA–YEG traffic changed?
Nonstop SEA–YEG departures fell from 117 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop SEA–YEG traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
117 departures · 6,985 passengers
78.2%
Load
July 2025
158 departures · 9,955 passengers
82.4%
Load
August 2025
160 departures · 10,418 passengers
85.2%
Load
September 2025
138 departures · 8,307 passengers
78.9%
Load
October 2025
117 departures · 7,539 passengers
84.6%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 3,744 passengers
84.9%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 4,146 passengers
88.0%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 3,645 passengers
77.4%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 3,368 passengers
79.1%
Load
March 2026
63 departures · 3,667 passengers
74.9%
Load
April 2026
61 departures · 3,939 passengers
80.6%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 3,831 passengers
81.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SEA → YEG
85.7% full
31 departures · 2,018 passengers
YEG → SEA
77.0% full
31 departures · 1,813 passengers
Nonstop SEA–YEG traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Edmonton
CA
Edmonton International Airport
Coordinates
53.31°N, 113.58°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Seattle (SEA) from Edmonton (YEG)?
SEA to YEG is 558 miles (898 km / 485 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SEA to YEG?
A nonstop covers the 558-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SEA–YEG?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying SEA–YEG?
Distance-based programs credit off the 558-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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