Alaska Airlines has an overall on-time arrival rate of 80%. The most common passenger complaint is customer_service. Alaska Airlines ranks #6 out of 14 U.S. airlines for reliability.
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.AS
Alaska Airlines
Lands on time
80%
When late
~52 min
Cancelled
1.3%
Flights tracked
840,128
Alaska Airlines is pretty reliable as airlines go. About 80% of their flights land on time. When they don't, you're usually waiting around 52 minutes. The biggest reason? late_aircraft.
About 2.5 out of every 100k passengers file a formal complaint. The thing people complain about most: customer_service.
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Busiest Alaska Airlines routes
SEA → ANCSeattle – Anchorage
76%on time
ANC → SEAAnchorage – Seattle
85%on time
LAX → SEALos Angeles – Seattle
84%on time
SEA → LAXSeattle – Los Angeles
79%on time
SEA → PHXSeattle – Phoenix
78%on time
PHX → SEAPhoenix – Seattle
84%on time
SEA → SFOSeattle – San Francisco
67%on time
SFO → SEASan Francisco – Seattle
74%on time
SEA → SANSeattle – San Diego
78%on time
SAN → SEASan Diego – Seattle
80%on time
Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.