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AS 48 on time

Alaska Airlines 48: Anchorage to Seattle at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
311 flights · likely 85–92%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+50 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 AS 48 flights from Anchorage arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AS 48: ANC → SEA

Scheduled to leave Anchorage at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (311 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100SepOct 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 87% on time (15 flights)87DecJan 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JanFeb 2026: 91% on time (23 flights)91FebMar 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86MarApr 2026: 95% on time (21 flights)95AprMay 2026: 89% on time (19 flights)89MayJun 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4791%
Tuesday4584%
Wednesday3692%
Thursday4791%
Friday4783%
Saturday4290%
Sunday4789%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Severe weather 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Late inbound plane 2%

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Questions

How often is AS 48 from ANC to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 48 from Anchorage, AK to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 311 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.