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Alaska Airlines on-time record

Alaska Airlines (AS) flew 301,435 US domestic flights from August 2025 to July 2026. 79.6% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, 2 points above the US average of 77.6%; 1.2% were cancelled, and flights arrived about 3 minutes late on average. That ranks Alaska Airlines third of 12 US airlines with a full year of figures.

79.6%
on time (within 15 min)
1.2%
cancelled
11%
more than 30 min late
+3 min
average arrival vs schedule

301,435 flights, 1,602 flight numbers, 495 routes and 91 airports, August 2025 to July 2026. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.

Alaska Airlines on-time record by month

MonthOn timeCancelledFlights
July 202676.8%0.8%31,682
June 202680.7%0.7%29,891
May 202683.2%0.7%29,184
April 202684.2%0.4%27,222
March 202678.1%1.9%27,793
February 202682.9%1.2%24,013
January 202679%2%26,436
December 202572%1.5%21,102
November 202581.2%1.3%19,752
October 202580.1%2.1%20,637
September 202583.6%0.6%20,747
August 202572.8%1.1%22,976

Each month links to that month's US punctuality report, with every airline ranked.

Where Alaska Airlines flies from most

  1. Seattle Tacoma (SEA)78.1%
  2. Portland (PDX)83.2%
  3. Honolulu (HNL)77%
  4. Anchorage (ANC)86%
  5. San Diego (SAN)79%
  6. San Francisco (SFO)76.3%
  7. Kahului (OGG)76.5%
  8. Los Angeles (LAX)80.9%
  9. Las Vegas (LAS)79.1%
  10. Kona (KOA)79.6%

Alaska Airlines' busiest routes

  1. Seattle to Anchorage76.1%
  2. Anchorage to Seattle86.1%
  3. Kahului to Honolulu77%
  4. Honolulu to Kahului77.9%
  5. Lihue to Honolulu78.2%
  6. Honolulu to Lihue78.3%
  7. Seattle to Los Angeles80.7%
  8. Los Angeles to Seattle85.3%
  9. Kona to Honolulu77.6%
  10. Honolulu to Kona81.8%

Most punctual busy routes

  1. Palm Springs to Portland93.8%
  2. Santa Ana to Portland93.2%
  3. Everett to Las Vegas92.6%
  4. Portland to Sacramento92.5%
  5. Ontario to Portland92%
  6. Spokane to San Diego91.4%
  7. Boise to Portland91.3%
  8. Burbank to Portland91%

Least punctual busy routes

  1. Los Angeles to San Francisco51.2%
  2. San Diego to San Francisco51.8%
  3. Seattle to San Francisco57.8%
  4. Seattle to Honolulu61.6%
  5. Cleveland to Seattle63%
  6. Portland to Honolulu64.2%
  7. Las Vegas to San Francisco64.8%
  8. Kahului to Los Angeles65.2%

Most punctual flights

  1. AS71097.3%
  2. AS92396.7%
  3. AS70196.1%
  4. AS56295.7%
  5. AS75095.6%
  6. AS58994.9%
  7. AS66894.9%
  8. AS132594.3%

Least punctual flights

  1. AS1749.8%
  2. AS52852.5%
  3. AS80353.4%
  4. AS68854%
  5. AS29655.8%
  6. AS59056.5%
  7. AS65656.5%
  8. AS126057.1%

On-time shares are for August 2025 to July 2026. Routes with at least 300 flights and flight numbers with at least 200 flights in the period.

Questions and answers

Is Alaska Airlines usually on time?
79.6% of Alaska Airlines' 301,435 US domestic flights from August 2025 to July 2026 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, 2 points above the US average of 77.6%. That ranks it third of 12 US airlines with a full year of figures. Its flights arrived about 3 minutes late on average.
How often does Alaska Airlines cancel flights?
1.2% of Alaska Airlines' scheduled flights were cancelled from August 2025 to July 2026. That is the fourth lowest cancellation rate of 12 US airlines with a full year of figures.
When is Alaska Airlines most and least punctual?
In the period, Alaska Airlines' best month was April 2026 (84.2% on time) and its worst was December 2025 (72%).
What is Alaska Airlines' most punctual busy route?
Palm Springs to Portland: 93.8% of 508 flights on time from August 2025 to July 2026, among Alaska Airlines routes with at least 300 flights.
Where does Alaska Airlines fly from most?
By departures from August 2025 to July 2026: Seattle Tacoma (SEA), 76,779; Portland (PDX), 23,990; Honolulu (HNL), 20,682.

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