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AS 462 · Alaska Airlines

Newark → Seattle (EWR–SEA)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 350 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AS 462 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

AS 462 arrived on time 78% of the time on Fridays and just 57% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the EWR–SEA route.

AS 462 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 74% across the EWR–SEA route.

Lagging the Alaska Airlines network.

AS 462 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(48 flights)
  • Tue68%(50 flights)
  • Wed57%(46 flights)
  • Thu67%(49 flights)
  • Fri78%(50 flights)
  • Sat74%(50 flights)
  • Sun70%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM95%(39 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(188 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(112 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 37% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202537%19
July 202539%28
August 202574%31
September 202583%30
October 202573%30
November 202568%28
December 202548%29
January 202677%30
February 202689%26
March 202640%30
April 202696%27
May 202690%31
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
339
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 350 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.