Flight Reliability
AS 696 · Alaska Airlines
Seattle → Los Angeles (SEA–LAX)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAS–SEA) are included in these numbers.
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 0 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.1%
- Cancelled
- 3 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 192 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
AS 696 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 75% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Saturdays have been rough.
AS 696 arrived on time 89% of the time on Sundays and just 73% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the SEA–LAX route.
AS 696 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 84% across the SEA–LAX route.
Ticking up lately.
AS 696 arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon83%(29 flights)
- Tue82%(27 flights)
- Wed84%(31 flights)
- Thu80%(25 flights)
- Fri75%(28 flights)
- Sat73%(30 flights)
- Sun89%(18 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM75%(109 flights)
- 12–3 PM87%(79 flights)
Nov 69% → May 89% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 69% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 88% | 24 |
| February 2026 | 92% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 82% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 92% | 25 |
| May 2026 | 89% | 18 |
- Departures on time
- 76%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 188
- Months covered
- 10
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 192 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.