Alaska Airlines Delays
78% on-time over the last 12 months · 1987–2026
286,057Flights
78%On-time
12.5 minAvg delay
1.3%Cancelled
Delay causes (last 12 months)
- Air carrier31.6%
- Extreme weather4.3%
- National Aviation System24.4%
- Security0.5%
- Late-arriving aircraft39.2%
By year
| Year | Flights | On-time | Avg delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 134,648 | 81.2% | 10.8 min | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 245,588 | 76.7% | 13.1 min | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 245,819 | 77.7% | 12.4 min | 2% |
| 2023 | 245,344 | 80.1% | 11 min | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 228,384 | 79.4% | 11.7 min | 2.7% |
| 2021 | 188,955 | 82.6% | 9.5 min | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 138,226 | 88.4% | 6.4 min | 4% |
| 2019 | 264,816 | 81.2% | 10.8 min | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 245,761 | 83.2% | 9.1 min | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 185,068 | 83.2% | 9.2 min | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 177,280 | 87.7% | 6.8 min | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 172,521 | 86.8% | 7.5 min | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 160,257 | 86.6% | 7.6 min | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 154,743 | 87.6% | 6.9 min | 0.5% |
| 2012 | 147,569 | 88.2% | 7 min | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 143,726 | 88.8% | 6.4 min | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 136,950 | 88.1% | 6.6 min | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 137,322 | 83.6% | 8.7 min | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 151,102 | 79.4% | 11.5 min | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 160,185 | 73.6% | 14.9 min | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 159,404 | 74.4% | 14.2 min | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 158,100 | 70.9% | 16.8 min | 1.7% |
| 2004 | 166,992 | 78.2% | 12.3 min | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 161,594 | 82.8% | 9.3 min | 2.2% |
| 2002 | 159,194 | 79.7% | 10.5 min | 2.2% |
| 2001 | 156,447 | 71.7% | 14.6 min | 3.7% |
| 2000 | 154,171 | 71.5% | 15.4 min | 4.9% |
| 1999 | 156,098 | 73.5% | 13.5 min | 3.4% |
| 1998 | 152,220 | 73.7% | 13.1 min | 2.3% |
| 1997 | 147,750 | 76.9% | 11.5 min | 2.1% |
| 1996 | 144,291 | 70.2% | 14.7 min | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 135,124 | 77.8% | 10.5 min | 1.4% |
| 1994 | 117,475 | 83.5% | 7.8 min | 0.7% |
| 1993 | 98,431 | 84.9% | 7.2 min | 0.6% |
| 1992 | 102,207 | 85.5% | 7.3 min | 0.9% |
| 1991 | 98,952 | 85.2% | 7.1 min | 0.9% |
| 1990 | 97,934 | 80.5% | 9.2 min | 1% |
| 1989 | 89,122 | 80.7% | 9.4 min | 1.2% |
| 1988 | 89,822 | 79.8% | 9.5 min | 0.8% |
| 1987 | 21,406 | 70.7% | 13.8 min | 1% |
Worst-performing routes
- Los Angeles ↔ San Francisco63% on-time
- Seattle ↔ San Francisco64.9% on-time
- Honolulu ↔ Los Angeles64.9% on-time
- New York ↔ Seattle65.2% on-time
- Honolulu ↔ Seattle67.2% on-time
- Chicago ↔ Seattle69.9% on-time
- Boston ↔ Seattle70.2% on-time
- Philadelphia ↔ Seattle70.4% on-time
- Nashville ↔ Seattle71.5% on-time
- Seattle ↔ Tampa71.7% on-time
On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.