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AS 656 on time

Alaska Airlines 656: San Francisco to Seattle at 9:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
52%
233 flights · likely 46–59%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
35%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AS 656 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (48%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes late.

AS 656: SFO → SEA

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 9:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 52% of the time (233 flights), better than other AS flights on the route at that hour (35%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctNov 2025: 96% on time (24 flights)96NovDec 2025: 58% on time (26 flights)58DecJan 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88FebMar 2026: 73% on time (15 flights)73MarApr 2026: too few flights (8 flights)AprMay 2026: 19% on time (26 flights)19MayJun 2026: 15% on time (26 flights)15JunJul 2026: 26% on time (27 flights)26JulAug 2026: 35% on time (26 flights)35Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4050%
Tuesday3959%
Wednesday3959%
Thursday3946%
Friday3944%
Saturday2—
Sunday3554%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 61%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%

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Questions

How often is AS 656 from SFO to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 656 from San Francisco, CA to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 48% of 233 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.