Seattle (SEA) to Vancouver (YVR)
Flight time
≈ 1h 03m
Bearing
342° N
Seattle (SEA) to Vancouver (YVR) is 127 miles (205 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SEA–YVR
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop SEA–YVR; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 77% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
828
April 2026
Seats
62,026
both directions
Passengers
44,658
both directions
Load factor
72.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SEA–YVR?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop SEA–YVR departures in April 2026 (336), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
336 departures · 24,306 seats
Share of departures40.6%73.3%
Load
- QX
Horizon Air
300 departures · 22,800 seats
Share of departures36.2%72.9%
Load
- QK
Jazz Aviation
191 departures · 14,734 seats
Share of departures23.1%69.4%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.1%0.0%
Load
What plane flies SEA–YVR?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 77% of SEA–YVR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
636 departures · 73.1% load
76.8% - De Havilland DHC8-400 Dash-8
109 departures · 72.8% load
13.2% - Bombardier CRJ-900
82 departures · 64.7% load
9.9% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1%
How has SEA–YVR traffic changed?
Nonstop SEA–YVR departures fell from 919 in May 2025 to 828 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SEA–YVR traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
919 departures · 54,006 passengers
75.1%
Load
June 2025
757 departures · 45,887 passengers
75.3%
Load
July 2025
1,018 departures · 65,533 passengers
79.9%
Load
August 2025
992 departures · 65,900 passengers
81.9%
Load
September 2025
922 departures · 55,863 passengers
74.5%
Load
October 2025
836 departures · 49,908 passengers
73.2%
Load
November 2025
733 departures · 39,995 passengers
72.1%
Load
December 2025
801 departures · 47,681 passengers
79.2%
Load
January 2026
786 departures · 45,569 passengers
77.5%
Load
February 2026
715 departures · 41,592 passengers
77.9%
Load
March 2026
803 departures · 47,211 passengers
79.0%
Load
April 2026
828 departures · 44,658 passengers
72.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SEA → YVR
73.0% full
415 departures · 22,758 passengers
YVR → SEA
70.9% full
413 departures · 21,900 passengers
Nonstop SEA–YVR 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.
The airports
Vancouver
CA
Vancouver International Airport
Coordinates
49.19°N, 123.18°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Seattle (SEA) from Vancouver (YVR)?
SEA to YVR is 127 miles (205 km / 110 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SEA to YVR?
A nonstop covers the 127-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SEA–YVR?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (76.8%), followed by the De Havilland DHC8-400 Dash-8 (13.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying SEA–YVR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 127-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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