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Route Reliability

Seattle → St. Louis

SEASTL · 1,709 miles · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to St. Louis Lambert International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
881
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines79%780 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines56%101 flights

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

SEA–STL flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 58% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

SEA–STL flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Sundays. On Saturdays: 73%.

Alaska Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 56%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 881 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(134 flights)
  • Tue79%(109 flights)
  • Wed80%(109 flights)
  • Thu74%(136 flights)
  • Fri76%(137 flights)
  • Sat73%(113 flights)
  • Sun80%(137 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(224 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(262 flights)
  • 12–3 PM58%(112 flights)
  • 3–6 PM94%(48 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(229 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 55% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%114
July 202566%122
August 202565%111
September 202575%98
October 202585%61
November 202584%50
December 202582%54
January 202692%36
February 202697%38
March 202694%51
April 2026100%59
May 202683%81

Based on 881 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.