Flight Reliability
AS 53 · Alaska Airlines
Las Vegas → Anchorage (LAS–ANC)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MSY–PDX) are included in these numbers.
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.9%
- Cancelled
- 0 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 162 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.
AS 53 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 65% between 12–3 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AS 53 arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays and just 59% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the LAS–ANC route.
AS 53 arrived on time 72% of the time, versus 67% across the LAS–ANC route.
Lagging the Alaska Airlines network.
AS 53 arrived on time 72% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon67%(15 flights)
- Tue87%(15 flights)
- Wed—(6 flights)
- Thu77%(13 flights)
- Fri78%(45 flights)
- Sat69%(16 flights)
- Sun59%(39 flights)
- 12–3 AM65%(51 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(24 flights)
- 3–6 PM83%(18 flights)
- 6–9 PM68%(56 flights)
Nov 90% → May 86% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 90% | 20 |
| December 2025 | 41% | 17 |
| January 2026 | 82% | 22 |
| February 2026 | 83% | 12 |
| March 2026 | 60% | 10 |
| April 2026 | 77% | 17 |
| May 2026 | 86% | 21 |
- Departures on time
- 60%
- Diverted
- 6.2%
- Flights flown
- 149
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 162 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.