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AS 796 on time

Alaska Airlines 796: Salt Lake City to Seattle at 11:17 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
289 flights · likely 78–87%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+53 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AS 796 flights from Salt Lake City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

AS 796: SLC → SEA

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 11:17 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (289 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 95% on time (21 flights)95SepOct 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88OctNov 2025: too few flights (14 flights)NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76FebMar 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4888%
Tuesday3589%
Wednesday3479%
Thursday4781%
Friday4774%
Saturday3784%
Sunday4185%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Severe weather 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 11%

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Questions

How often is AS 796 from SLC to SEA late?

Alaska Airlines 796 from Salt Lake City, UT to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 289 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.