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AS 491 on time

Alaska Airlines 491: Burbank to Seattle at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
220 flights · likely 81–90%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AS 491 flights from Burbank arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

AS 491: BUR → SEA

Scheduled to leave Burbank at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (220 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63NovDec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90AprMay 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97MayJun 2026: too few flights (9 flights)JunAug 2026: too few flights (13 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3388%
Tuesday3181%
Wednesday3187%
Thursday3093%
Friday3187%
Saturday3184%
Sunday3382%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 42%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Late inbound plane 13%Severe weather 9%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is AS 491 from BUR to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 491 from Burbank, CA to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 220 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.