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AS 438 on time

Alaska Airlines 438: Seattle to Houston at 10:52 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
363 flights · likely 65–74%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+44 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AS 438 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

AS 438: SEA → IAH

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 10:52 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (363 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: 42% on time (31 flights)42DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5271%
Wednesday5277%
Thursday5068%
Friday5265%
Saturday5269%
Sunday5263%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 3%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is AS 438 from SEA to IAH late?

Alaska Airlines 438 from Seattle, WA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 363 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.