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AS 409 on time

Alaska Airlines 409: Washington to Seattle at 6:03 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
131 flights · likely 57–73%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AS 409 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

AS 409: IAD → SEA

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:03 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (131 flights), worse than other AS flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 18, 2026.

Month by month

0%50%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctNov 2025: 55% on time (29 flights)55NovDec 2025: 14% on time (21 flights)14DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanJun 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2162%
Tuesday18—
Wednesday16—
Thursday18—
Friday19—
Saturday18—
Sunday2152%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Security 5%Severe weather 4%

All flights IAD → SEA · Connecting off AS 409? Check the risk

Questions

How often is AS 409 from IAD to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 409 from Washington, DC to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 131 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.