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AS 503 on time

Alaska Airlines 503: Austin to Seattle at 4:17 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
335 flights · likely 79–87%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AS 503 flights from Austin arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

AS 503: AUS → SEA

Scheduled to leave Austin at 4:17 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (335 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: too few flights (12 flights)MayJun 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4980%
Tuesday4785%
Wednesday4890%
Thursday4877%
Friday4879%
Saturday4787%
Sunday4883%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 3%Security 3%

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Questions

How often is AS 503 from AUS to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 503 from Austin, TX to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 335 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.