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Flight Reliability

AS 143 · Alaska Airlines

Anchorage → Seattle (ANCSEA)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SEA–HNL, SLC–ANC) are included in these numbers.

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 231 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

AS 143 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

AS 143 arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays and just 54% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well behind the ANC–SEA route.

AS 143 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 85% across the ANC–SEA route.

Lagging the Alaska Airlines network.

AS 143 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(40 flights)
  • Tue77%(31 flights)
  • Wed79%(29 flights)
  • Thu64%(39 flights)
  • Fri71%(24 flights)
  • Sat54%(26 flights)
  • Sun69%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM61%(168 flights)
  • 6–9 PM92%(59 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
Mar

Jun 31% → Mar 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202531%16
July 202545%20
August 202554%24
September 202565%26
October 202569%29
November 202582%22
December 202567%27
January 202680%25
February 202696%24
March 202686%14
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
228
Months covered
11

Based on 231 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.