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Flight Reliability

AS 172 · Alaska Airlines

Anchorage → Phoenix (ANCPHX)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ANC–SEA) are included in these numbers.

95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 323 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Wednesday if you can.

AS 172 arrived on time 96% of the time on Sundays. On Wednesdays: 82%.

Better than the Alaska Airlines network average.

AS 172 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 323 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(46 flights)
  • Tue92%(47 flights)
  • Wed82%(44 flights)
  • Thu89%(45 flights)
  • Fri91%(46 flights)
  • Sat83%(46 flights)
  • Sun96%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM89%(310 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
Apr

Jun 93% → Apr 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202583%30
August 202587%31
September 202590%30
October 202583%30
November 202593%30
December 202593%29
January 202684%31
February 202689%28
March 202690%31
April 202695%21
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
321
Months covered
11

Based on 323 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.