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AS 688 on time

Alaska Airlines 688: Seattle to San Francisco at 5:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
52%
222 flights · likely 46–59%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
51%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AS 688 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (48%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes late.

AS 688: SEA → SFO

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 5:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 52% of the time (222 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (51%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

0%50%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72NovDec 2025: 52% on time (25 flights)52DecJan 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77FebMar 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52MarApr 2026: 26% on time (27 flights)26AprMay 2026: 13% on time (30 flights)13MayJun 2026: too few flights (9 flights)JunAug 2026: too few flights (13 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3549%
Tuesday3361%
Wednesday3171%
Thursday3355%
Friday3444%
Saturday2357%
Sunday3333%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 60%Late inbound plane 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 9%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is AS 688 from SEA to SFO late?

Alaska Airlines 688 from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 48% of 222 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.