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Flight Reliability

AS 486 · Alaska Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AS 486 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 167 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(24 flights)
  • Tue91%(23 flights)
  • Wed74%(23 flights)
  • Thu86%(22 flights)
  • Fri60%(25 flights)
  • Sat80%(25 flights)
  • Sun92%(24 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(73 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(70 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Dec 64% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202564%14
January 202674%31
February 202686%28
March 202687%30
April 202686%29
May 202684%31
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
166
Months covered
9

Based on 167 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.