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AS 429 on time

Alaska Airlines 429: Seattle to Chicago at 10:29 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
54%
227 flights · likely 48–61%
Cancelled
3.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
57%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AS 429 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (46%); 3.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes late.

AS 429: SEA → ORD

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 10:29 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (227 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (57%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Jul 2025: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2025: 23% on time (31 flights)23AugSep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57NovDec 2025: 47% on time (30 flights)47DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanApr 2026: too few flights (8 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 60% on time (20 flights)60JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3450%
Tuesday3367%
Wednesday3247%
Thursday3348%
Friday3358%
Saturday2959%
Sunday3352%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Late inbound plane 24%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is AS 429 from SEA to ORD late?

Alaska Airlines 429 from Seattle, WA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 227 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.1% 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.