Flight Reliability
AS 2406 · Alaska Airlines
Fairbanks → Anchorage (FAI–ANC)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAS–SAN) are included in these numbers.
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 10.1%
- Cancelled
- 6 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 169 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
AS 2406 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 AM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
AS 2406 arrived on time 91% of the time on Saturdays and just 73% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the FAI–ANC route.
AS 2406 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 86% across the FAI–ANC route.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AS 2406 was cancelled 10.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon81%(21 flights)
- Tue74%(23 flights)
- Wed77%(22 flights)
- Thu90%(20 flights)
- Fri73%(22 flights)
- Sat91%(21 flights)
- Sun77%(22 flights)
- 6–9 AM60%(15 flights)
- 3–6 PM82%(136 flights)
Jun 55% → May 60% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 55% | 11 |
| August 2025 | 100% | 12 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 29 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 75% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 60% | 15 |
- Departures on time
- 83%
- Diverted
- 0.6%
- Flights flown
- 151
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 169 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.