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AS 517 on time

Alaska Airlines 517: Fort Lauderdale to Seattle at 6:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
317 flights · likely 60–70%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
67%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AS 517 flights from Fort Lauderdale arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

AS 517: FLL → SEA

Scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale at 6:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (317 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (67%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 63% on time (27 flights)63NovDec 2025: 32% on time (31 flights)32DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (13 flights)FebMar 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4865%
Tuesday4168%
Wednesday4168%
Thursday4680%
Friday4766%
Saturday4766%
Sunday4745%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is AS 517 from FLL to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 517 from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 317 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.