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Flight AS979

Alaska Airlines flight AS979

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San Francisco (SFO) to Kahului (OGG)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 17% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 163 minutes. It was cancelled 1.2% of the time.

On-time arrivals
82.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
163 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
83
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 68%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 23%
  • Air traffic control & airport 9%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Fresno (FAT) to Seattle (SEA)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 61 minutes. It was cancelled 7.5% of the time.

On-time arrivals
83.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
7.5%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
61 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
40
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 48%
  • Air traffic control & airport 32%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 20%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 76.5% 17
October 2025 90.0% 23
June 2026 95.2% 21
July 2026 90.3% 31
August 2026 66.7% 31

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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