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Alaska Airlines

On-time performance, cancellations and route reliability, calculated from 782,050 flights.

Reliability

July 2023 – June 2026

Airline Reliability Score
71/ 100Good

Better than 80% of US reporting carriers (15 compared)

Calculated from 782,050 flights. How this is calculated

On-time arrivals
78.9%
607,682 of 769,759
Cancellation rate
1.30%
10,189 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-4 min
Average 3.5 min
Severe delays
5.0%
60+ minutes late
Delay when late
51 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
80.3%
Left the gate on time

Over the last 12 months Alaska Airlines arrived on time 79.1% of the time, against 78.1% in the 12 months before — broadly unchanged.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026

Performance over time

What causes the delays

Share of total reported delay minutes by cause, as classified by the operating carrier.

Late-arriving aircraft39%
Carrier30%
National airspace system26%
Weather4%
Security0%

Source: US DOT BTS delay cause categories · July 2023 – June 2026 · Cause minutes are only reported for arrivals delayed 15 minutes or more.

Where this airline flies

Departure performance at the airports FlyerIntel covers.

AirportDeparturesOn timeCancelledMedian delay
SEA Seattle233,09976.4%1.00%-2 min
PDX Portland57,47882.9%1.11%-5 min
SFO San Francisco33,23576.7%1.41%-5 min
SAN San Diego32,62978.1%1.58%-5 min
LAX Los Angeles27,13382.3%1.18%-7 min
LAS Las Vegas17,29677.9%1.27%-5 min
PHX Phoenix15,60184.1%0.99%-5 min
JFK New York11,68676.7%2.12%-7 min
EWR Newark9,64673.7%2.20%-6 min
ORD Chicago9,42071.6%1.23%-2 min
SJC San Jose8,46385.7%1.45%-9 min
MCO Orlando7,79974.0%1.64%-4 min
Strongest airports

SJC (85.7%), OAK (85.5%), PHX (84.1%)

Weakest airports

FLL (70.4%), TPA (70.6%), DFW (70.6%)

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026

Route performance

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Routes with fewer than 600 flights by this carrier are not ranked.

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