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Direct Flights from Fairbanks to Seattle

Seattle · Washington

Nonstop service from FAI to SEA on Alaska, Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Alaska, Delta
Nonstop flights
~6/day
Distance
1,530 mi
Flight time
~3h 35mgate to gate
Elevation
433 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Fairbanks (FAI) to Seattle (SEA), 1,530 miles nonstop.FAISEA

How rare is this nonstop?

92 cities have a nonstop to Seattle, Fairbanks among them.

How long to go to Seattle for, from Fairbanks

3h 35m in the air, 1,530 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.

With roughly 6 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Seattle

Downtown Seattle, Washington and the Bainbridge Island ferry. During the past few decades many high rises have gone up.
Photo by Jamies · Public domain

Seattle, Washington sits at one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. Occupying a narrow isthmus between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington, it is the biggest city in the Pacific Northwest, with 780,000 people in Seattle and over four million people in the metro area. Seen from above, carpets of evergreen trees, pristine blue waters, and snowy white mountains surround the downtown's metallic skyscrapers, earning the city its nickname The Emerald City.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Seattle

  1. The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark.
  2. The Museum of Pop Culture is a nonprofit museum in Seattle, Washington, United States, dedicated to contemporary popular culture.
  3. The Seattle Art Museum is an art museum located in Seattle, Washington, United States.
  4. The Seattle Center is an entertainment, education, tourism and performing arts center located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
  5. The Henry Art Gallery is the contemporary art museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington.
  6. The Museum of Flight is a private non-profit air and space museum in the Seattle metropolitan area of Washington in the United States.
  7. The Seattle Great Wheel is a 53-meter Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington, United States.
  8. The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is the natural history museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.
  9. The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on Pier 59 and 60 on the Elliott Bay waterfront.
  10. The Seattle Asian Art Museum is a museum of Asian art at Volunteer Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.
  11. Freeway Park, officially known as Jim Ellis Freeway Park, is an urban park in Seattle, Washington, United States, connecting the city's downtown to the Seattle Convention Center and First Hill.
  12. Woodland Park Zoo is a wildlife conservation organization and zoological garden located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Seattle weather, compared with Fairbanks

22° warmer than Fairbanks on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Seattle 47°F · Fairbanks 1°F · 47° warmer
April
Seattle 58°F · Fairbanks 46°F · 13° warmer
July
Seattle 77°F · Fairbanks 73°F · 4° warmer
October
Seattle 60°F · Fairbanks 34°F · 26° warmer

Seattle is the steadier of the two, moving 31° between its coldest and warmest months where Fairbanks moves 72°.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Seattle

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Seattle is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–77°F.
How long to stay
Seattle rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture, and Seattle Art Museum and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Fairbanks to Seattle?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Fairbanks (FAI) to Seattle (SEA) on Alaska, Delta.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Fairbanks to Seattle?
Alaska, Delta fly nonstop between Fairbanks (FAI) and Seattle (SEA).
How many nonstop flights are there from Fairbanks to Seattle?
There are about 6 nonstop departures per day (roughly 42 per week) from Fairbanks to Seattle.
How far is Seattle from Fairbanks?
Seattle is about 1,530 miles from Fairbanks by air.
What is there to do in Seattle?
Popular things to do include Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Center, and more.

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