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Route Reliability

Seattle → FAT

SEA–FAT · 748 miles · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to FAT Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1,082
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 1,082 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

SEA–FAT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 80% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

SEA–FAT flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 78%.

Ticking up lately.

SEA–FAT flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(159 flights)
  • Tue86%(149 flights)
  • Wed82%(147 flights)
  • Thu85%(159 flights)
  • Fri87%(154 flights)
  • Sat86%(141 flights)
  • Sun80%(161 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(132 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(261 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(156 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(163 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(358 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 76% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%118
July 202580%122
August 202581%118
September 202587%107
October 202591%105
November 202591%89
December 202577%77
January 202679%62
February 202686%55
March 202681%59
April 202690%68
May 202684%90

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Based on 1,082 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.