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Carrier month · August 2024
Alaska Airlines in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, Alaska Airlines (AS) reported 23,265 scheduled domestic flights. 73.8% arrived on time, 1.1% were cancelled and 0.3% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% on time and 2.1% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 0.9 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, it reported 22,974 flights with 79.0% on time: a change of −5.2 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, national aviation system 27% and air carrier 27%.
- On time 73.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.8%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | AS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 73.8% | 79.0% | 78.5% | 74.7% |
| Departed on time | 76.6% | 81.5% | 79.0% | 75.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Average arrival delay | 7.7 min | 3.6 min | 2.9 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 776 | 766 | 826 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled flights | 23,265 | 22,974 | 301,435 | 619,025 |
89 airports and 334 routes had AS flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA Seattle | 7,573 | 68.4% | 10.9 min | 0.9% |
| ANC Anchorage | 1,544 | 82.1% | 1.7 min | 1.0% |
| PDX Portland | 1,461 | 81.2% | 4.7 min | 1.0% |
| SFO San Francisco | 1,132 | 71.2% | 8.9 min | 1.3% |
| SAN San Diego | 982 | 73.8% | 6.3 min | 1.2% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 852 | 82.6% | 1.2 min | 0.9% |
| JNU Juneau | 488 | 79.5% | 6.6 min | 1.8% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 456 | 70.6% | 10.3 min | 1.3% |
| HNL Honolulu | 391 | 83.6% | 0.5 min | 0.3% |
| PHX Phoenix | 358 | 76.8% | 8.4 min | 0.6% |
| ORD Chicago | 354 | 66.4% | 16.3 min | 0.3% |
| JFK New York | 348 | 72.1% | 8.6 min | 2.3% |
| SNA Santa Ana | 341 | 83.0% | 3.8 min | 2.1% |
| EWR Newark | 304 | 67.8% | 13.7 min | 6.3% |
| BOS Boston | 281 | 67.6% | 9.3 min | 1.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Alaska Airlines flights were on time in August 2024?
73.8% of 23,265 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023 the carrier reported 22,974 flights with 79.0% on time and 0.4% cancelled, against 73.8% and 1.1% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Alaska Airlines · methodology · corrections.