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AS 500 on time

Alaska Airlines 500: Seattle to Indianapolis at 9:09 a.m.; Indianapolis to Seattle at 5:19 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SEA → IND, its busiest leg

On time
79%
326 flights · likely 75–83%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AS 500 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AS 500: SEA → IND

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 9:09 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (326 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63SepOct 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4881%
Tuesday4789%
Wednesday4678%
Thursday4683%
Friday4772%
Saturday4674%
Sunday4678%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 56%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Late inbound plane 22%

All flights SEA → IND · Connecting off AS 500? Check the risk

AS 500: IND → SEA

Scheduled to leave Indianapolis at 5:19 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (320 flights), better than other AS flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Alaska Airlines's last flight of the day from Indianapolis to Seattle (67% of days). Alaska Airlines's last IND–SEA flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Alaska Airlines flight is usually around 7:04 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 62% on time (21 flights)62SepOct 2025: 79% on time (24 flights)79OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 52% on time (27 flights)52DecJan 2026: 55% on time (22 flights)55JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68FebMar 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50MarApr 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday3471%
Wednesday4163%
Thursday4873%
Friday5277%
Saturday4166%
Sunday5165%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 7%

All flights IND → SEA · Connecting off AS 500? Check the risk

Questions

How often is AS 500 from SEA to IND late?

Alaska Airlines 500 from Seattle, WA to Indianapolis, IN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 326 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% were cancelled.

How often is AS 500 from IND to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 500 from Indianapolis, IN to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 320 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.