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AS 498 on time

Alaska Airlines 498: Seattle to Portland at 11:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
294 flights · likely 66–76%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+38 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AS 498 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

AS 498: SEA → PDX

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 11:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (294 flights), worse than other AS flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 18, 2026.

Usually Alaska Airlines's last flight of the day from Seattle to Portland (64% of days). Alaska Airlines's last SEA–PDX flight was cancelled 1.6% of the time, against 0.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Alaska Airlines flight is usually around 6:42 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

10%55%100%Aug 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87OctNov 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85NovDec 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62DecJan 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MarApr 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67AprJun 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81JunJul 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JulAug 2026: 22% on time (18 flights)22Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4470%
Tuesday4386%
Wednesday4372%
Thursday4156%
Friday4173%
Saturday4083%
Sunday4260%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 55%Late inbound plane 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AS 498 from SEA to PDX late?

Alaska Airlines 498 from Seattle, WA to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 294 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.