Flight Reliability
AS 590 · Alaska Airlines
Seattle → San Francisco (SEA–SFO)95% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SEA–DFW) are included in these numbers.
- 66%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 18 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.8%
- Cancelled
- 4 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 218 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
AS 590 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 55% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
AS 590 arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays and just 56% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the SEA–SFO route.
AS 590 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 70% across the SEA–SFO route.
Lagging the Alaska Airlines network.
AS 590 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon63%(38 flights)
- Tue79%(29 flights)
- Wed71%(28 flights)
- Thu74%(35 flights)
- Fri56%(36 flights)
- Sat58%(19 flights)
- Sun62%(29 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM55%(11 flights)
- 3–6 PM73%(92 flights)
- 6–9 PM62%(111 flights)
Jun 52% → Mar 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 52% | 25 |
| July 2025 | 68% | 25 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 84% | 25 |
| November 2025 | 50% | 20 |
| December 2025 | 55% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 72% | 18 |
| February 2026 | 70% | 23 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 17 |
- Departures on time
- 63%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 214
- Months covered
- 10
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 218 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.