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AS 489 on time

Alaska Airlines 489: Seattle to Ontario at 8:33 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
224 flights · likely 63–75%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+42 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AS 489 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

AS 489: SEA → ONT

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 8:33 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (224 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Alaska Airlines's last flight of the day from Seattle to Ontario (99% of days). Alaska Airlines's last SEA–ONT flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Alaska Airlines flight is usually around 8:33 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (3 flights)OctNov 2025: 70% on time (20 flights)70NovDec 2025: 52% on time (23 flights)52DecJan 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85JanFeb 2026: too few flights (6 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68MayJun 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74JunJul 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JulAug 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3972%
Tuesday2669%
Wednesday2665%
Thursday3773%
Friday3759%
Saturday2176%
Sunday3871%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%

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Questions

How often is AS 489 from SEA to ONT late?

Alaska Airlines 489 from Seattle, WA to Ontario, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 224 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.