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Flight Reliability

AS 654 · Alaska Airlines

Ontario → Seattle (ONTSEA)

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 218 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursday is the weak spot.

AS 654 arrived on time 97% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 83%.

A bit ahead of the ONT–SEA route.

AS 654 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 87% across the ONT–SEA route.

Better than the Alaska Airlines network average.

AS 654 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AS 654 was cancelled 3.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(31 flights)
  • Tue97%(31 flights)
  • Wed97%(30 flights)
  • Thu83%(29 flights)
  • Fri89%(28 flights)
  • Sat90%(29 flights)
  • Sun94%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(145 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(65 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Nov 89% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202589%27
December 202587%30
January 202693%30
February 2026100%28
March 202683%30
April 202697%30
May 202693%29
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
210
Months covered
8

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.