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AS 4 on time

Alaska Airlines 4: Seattle to Washington at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
364 flights · likely 80–87%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AS 4 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

AS 4: SEA → DCA

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (364 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5283%
Wednesday5296%
Thursday5279%
Friday5283%
Saturday5192%
Sunday5279%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 44%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Severe weather 17%Late inbound plane 2%

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Questions

How often is AS 4 from SEA to DCA late?

Alaska Airlines 4 from Seattle, WA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.