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Flight Reliability

AS 461 · Alaska Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AS 461 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

88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 168 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(23 flights)
  • Tue84%(19 flights)
  • Wed89%(26 flights)
  • Thu83%(23 flights)
  • Fri96%(22 flights)
  • Sat88%(24 flights)
  • Sun92%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM90%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(22 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(33 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(98 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Oct 92% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202592%24
November 202589%26
December 202587%15
January 202692%25
February 202691%11
March 202691%22
April 202686%21
May 202674%19
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
163
Months covered
8

Based on 168 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.