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Carrier month · January 2026
Alaska Airlines in January 2026
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 January 2026, Alaska Airlines (AS) reported 26,436 scheduled domestic flights. 77.1% arrived on time, 2.0% were cancelled and 0.4% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% on time and 4.7% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 1.8 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, it reported 18,163 flights with 81.0% on time: a change of −3.9 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 77.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.5%
- Cancelled 2.0%
- Diverted 0.4%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | AS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 77.1% | 81.0% | 78.5% | 75.3% |
| Departed on time | 76.8% | 82.2% | 79.0% | 75.6% |
| Cancelled | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 4.7% |
| Average arrival delay | 4.3 min | -0.1 min | 2.9 min | 6.4 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 881 | 605 | 826 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled flights | 26,436 | 18,163 | 301,435 | 544,003 |
88 airports and 422 routes had AS flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA Seattle | 5,749 | 77.9% | 1.5 min | 1.6% |
| HNL Honolulu | 3,080 | 74.3% | 11.6 min | 1.5% |
| PDX Portland | 2,012 | 82.3% | 2.1 min | 1.2% |
| OGG Kahului | 1,335 | 72.6% | 9.9 min | 0.8% |
| ANC Anchorage | 1,106 | 71.2% | 11.9 min | 4.0% |
| SAN San Diego | 1,065 | 80.5% | 1.2 min | 1.2% |
| LIH Lihue | 864 | 76.0% | 7.3 min | 0.9% |
| KOA Kona | 855 | 76.6% | 5.7 min | 1.3% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 790 | 78.1% | 0.4 min | 1.1% |
| SFO San Francisco | 784 | 80.4% | 1.4 min | 1.8% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 674 | 82.3% | -1.3 min | 1.3% |
| PHX Phoenix | 466 | 85.6% | -1.5 min | 0.9% |
| ITO Hilo | 415 | 73.3% | 9.9 min | 1.7% |
| SNA Santa Ana | 368 | 91.8% | -11.0 min | 1.6% |
| JNU Juneau | 333 | 67.0% | 15.1 min | 5.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Alaska Airlines flights were on time in January 2026?
77.1% of 26,436 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025 the carrier reported 18,163 flights with 81.0% on time and 1.3% cancelled, against 77.1% and 2.0% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Alaska Airlines · methodology · corrections.