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AS 697 on time

Alaska Airlines 697: Seattle to San Diego at 4:33 p.m.; Missoula to Seattle at 5:00 p.m.; Seattle to Missoula at 1:38 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SEA → SAN, its busiest leg

On time
77%
234 flights · likely 71–81%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+42 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AS 697 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

AS 697: SEA → SAN

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 4:33 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (234 flights), worse than other AS flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67MayJun 2026: too few flights (8 flights)JunAug 2026: too few flights (13 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3574%
Tuesday3482%
Wednesday3485%
Thursday3376%
Friday3474%
Saturday3083%
Sunday3462%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 48%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Late inbound plane 22%

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AS 697: MSO → SEA

Scheduled to leave Missoula at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (120 flights), better than other AS flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 18, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2025: 54% on time (26 flights)54FebMar 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68MarApr 2025: 81% on time (21 flights)81AprMay 2025: 65% on time (17 flights)65MayJun 2025: 74% on time (27 flights)74JunJul 2025: 52% on time (27 flights)52JulAug 2025: 54% on time (28 flights)54AugSep 2025: 72% on time (25 flights)72SepOct 2025: 84% on time (25 flights)84OctJun 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 50% on time (18 flights)50Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday17—
Wednesday17—
Thursday17—
Friday17—
Saturday17—
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 75%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 4%

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AS 697: SEA → MSO

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 1:38 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (120 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 18, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Feb 2025: 42% on time (26 flights)42FebMar 2025: 54% on time (28 flights)54MarApr 2025: 67% on time (21 flights)67AprMay 2025: 41% on time (17 flights)41MayJun 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70JunJul 2025: 59% on time (27 flights)59JulAug 2025: 61% on time (28 flights)61AugSep 2025: 100% on time (25 flights)100SepOct 2025: 100% on time (25 flights)100OctJun 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 61% on time (18 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday17—
Wednesday17—
Thursday17—
Friday17—
Saturday17—
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 77%Late inbound plane 12%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

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Questions

How often is AS 697 from SEA to SAN late?

Alaska Airlines 697 from Seattle, WA to San Diego, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 234 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% were cancelled.

How often is AS 697 from MSO to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 697 from Missoula, MT to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 120 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is AS 697 from SEA to MSO late?

Alaska Airlines 697 from Seattle, WA to Missoula, MT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 120 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.