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Alaska Airlines

AS / ASA Β· United States

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IATA Code
AS
ICAO Code
ASA
Country
United States
Hub Airports
ANC, LAX, PDX, SEA, SFO
Website
www.alaskaair.com

Alaska Airlines is an airline based in United States, founded in 1932. It flies under IATA code AS and ICAO code ASA with the radio callsign β€œALASKA”.

It is a member of Oneworld. Its parent company is Alaska Air Group. Its hubs include ANC, LAX, PDX, SEA, SFO.

Below, the official U.S. DOT punctuality numbers sit side by side with what travelers actually say. Flown Alaska Airlines lately? Add your review.

Scorecard: official numbers vs. traveler stars

Official punctuality

79.7% on time

#4 of 14 reporting U.S. airlines

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On-time arrivals
79.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
58 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
309,844
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 38%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 33%
  • Air traffic control & airport 24%
  • Extreme weather 5%
  • Security 0%

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

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
Show as table
MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 83.6% 20,747
October 2025 80.1% 20,637
November 2025 81.2% 19,752
December 2025 72.0% 21,102
January 2026 79.0% 26,436
February 2026 82.9% 24,013
March 2026 78.1% 27,793
April 2026 84.2% 27,222
May 2026 83.2% 29,184
June 2026 80.6% 29,891
July 2026 76.8% 31,682
August 2026 75.5% 31,385

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

Fleet

266 aircraft Β· average age 15.6 years

Sources: OpenSky Network aircraft database, FAA registry and tail numbers reported to BTS.

Busiest routes

RouteFlightsOn time
SEA β†’ ANC 4,999 76%
ANC β†’ SEA 4,997 86%
OGG β†’ HNL 4,653 78%
HNL β†’ OGG 4,650 78%
LIH β†’ HNL 3,954 79%
HNL β†’ LIH 3,952 79%
KOA β†’ HNL 3,697 78%
HNL β†’ KOA 3,696 82%
SEA β†’ LAX 3,293 80%
LAX β†’ SEA 3,292 85%

Tags: Alaska Airlines, AS, ASA, Oneworld

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