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Best Airline: SEA to LAX

Seattle to Los Angeles — airline reliability comparison

United Airlines is the most reliable airline on the SEA to LAX route with a 91% on-time rate, compared to JetBlue Airways at 68%. Based on 2,039 flights tracked.

This route involves high-congestion airports, which can affect reliability regardless of airline.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.

On-Time Rate by Airline

United Airlines91%
American Airlines90%
Spirit Airlines87%
SkyWest Airlines86%
Delta Air Lines86%
Frontier Airlines81%
Alaska Airlines79%
JetBlue Airways68%

SEA to LAX Airline Comparison

AirlineOn-Time %Cancel %Avg DelayFlights
United AirlinesUABest91%0.7%104m2,039
American AirlinesAA90%0.0%149m10
Spirit AirlinesNK87%1.1%83m272
SkyWest AirlinesOO86%0.3%90m3,503
Delta Air LinesDL86%0.5%57m7,987
Frontier AirlinesF981%2.6%55m474
Alaska AirlinesAS79%1.1%45m12,142
JetBlue AirwaysB6Worst68%2.8%71m354

Route Overview

83%
Overall On-Time
57m
Avg Delay
0.8%
Cancel Rate
26,794
Total Flights

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Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.