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AS 490 on time

Alaska Airlines 490: Seattle to New Orleans at 11:13 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
227 flights · likely 77–87%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+36 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AS 490 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

AS 490: SEA → MSY

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 11:13 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (227 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 17, 2026.

Usually Alaska Airlines's last flight of the day from Seattle to New Orleans (100% of days). Alaska Airlines's last SEA–MSY flight was cancelled 0.0% of the time, against 0.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Alaska Airlines flight is usually around 9:37 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62AugSep 2025: 94% on time (16 flights)94SepOct 2025: 87% on time (23 flights)87OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 78% on time (23 flights)78DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86AprMay 2026: 79% on time (19 flights)79MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3394%
Tuesday2688%
Wednesday3284%
Thursday3566%
Friday3681%
Saturday2886%
Sunday3781%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Late inbound plane 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%

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Questions

How often is AS 490 from SEA to MSY late?

Alaska Airlines 490 from Seattle, WA to New Orleans, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 227 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.