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AS 587 on time

Alaska Airlines 587: Chicago to Seattle at 8:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
267 flights · likely 59–71%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AS 587 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

AS 587: ORD → SEA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 8:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (267 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%May 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90MayOct 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68OctNov 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53NovDec 2025: 43% on time (30 flights)43DecJan 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76MarApr 2026: too few flights (9 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (12 flights)MayJun 2026: 62% on time (21 flights)62JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3967%
Tuesday3863%
Wednesday3770%
Thursday3762%
Friday3866%
Saturday3969%
Sunday3959%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 48%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 36%Late inbound plane 15%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AS 587 from ORD to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 587 from Chicago, IL to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 267 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.