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Flight Reliability

AS 3497 · Alaska Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AS 3497 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 308 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(42 flights)
  • Tue77%(44 flights)
  • Wed74%(42 flights)
  • Thu72%(39 flights)
  • Fri72%(43 flights)
  • Sat70%(40 flights)
  • Sun69%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM70%(186 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(16 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(68 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 80% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202573%30
August 202568%19
October 202582%28
November 202563%27
December 202572%29
January 202693%28
February 202659%27
March 202672%29
April 202648%21
May 202674%27
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
2.3%
Flights flown
295
Months covered
11

Based on 308 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.