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AS 590 on time

Alaska Airlines 590: Seattle to San Francisco at 8:42 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
52%
211 flights · likely 45–58%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+60 min
average delay
Similar flights
41%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AS 590 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (48%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes late.

AS 590: SEA → SFO

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 8:42 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 52% of the time (211 flights), better than other AS flights on the route at that hour (41%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

0%50%100%Jul 2025: 63% on time (27 flights)63JulAug 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80AugSep 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81SepOct 2025: too few flights (7 flights)OctNov 2025: 50% on time (20 flights)50NovDec 2025: 52% on time (29 flights)52DecJan 2026: 72% on time (18 flights)72JanFeb 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70FebMar 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71MarJun 2026: 11% on time (18 flights)11JunJul 2026: 19% on time (27 flights)19JulAug 2026: 42% on time (26 flights)42Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3842%
Tuesday2879%
Wednesday2759%
Thursday3656%
Friday3642%
Saturday9—
Sunday3743%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 63%Late inbound plane 21%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is AS 590 from SEA to SFO late?

Alaska Airlines 590 from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 48% of 211 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.