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AS 398 on time

Alaska Airlines 398: Seattle to Houston at 5:39 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
344 flights · likely 79–87%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AS 398 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

AS 398: SEA → IAH

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 5:39 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (344 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 17, 2026.

Usually Alaska Airlines's last flight of the day from Seattle to Houston (88% of days). Alaska Airlines's last SEA–IAH flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Alaska Airlines flight is usually around 10:52 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70DecJan 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5086%
Tuesday4890%
Wednesday5082%
Thursday4984%
Friday4978%
Saturday4892%
Sunday5076%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 48%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is AS 398 from SEA to IAH late?

Alaska Airlines 398 from Seattle, WA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 344 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.