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AS 281 on time

Alaska Airlines 281: Nashville to Seattle at 7:02 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
225 flights · likely 73–84%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+35 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AS 281 flights from Nashville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

AS 281: BNA → SEA

Scheduled to leave Nashville at 7:02 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (225 flights), better than other AS flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88OctNov 2025: too few flights (10 flights)NovDec 2025: 60% on time (15 flights)60DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: too few flights (12 flights)MayJun 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3382%
Tuesday3177%
Wednesday3187%
Thursday3272%
Friday3373%
Saturday3385%
Sunday3278%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Late inbound plane 19%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AS 281 from BNA to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 281 from Nashville, TN to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 225 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Alaska Airlines for today's flight. Method.