Alaska Airlines had 4,096,703 passengers in May 2026, according to US BTS T-100 (Form 41 Traffic). This figure covers only the part of the airline's network touching this market.
This airline's figures come from more than one source, and they do not all cover the same thing. Each metric is labelled separately below.
Passengers
4,096,703 May 2026
only the part of the airline's network touching this market
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according to US BTS T-100
Tonnes of cargo
30,464 May 2026
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January 1990 February 1999 March 2008 April 2017 May 2026
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according to US BTS T-100
Aircraft movements
1 August 2026
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according to US BTS T-100
Flight timing & delays
Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
Times are local to each departure airport. Results combine the routes in this source’s coverage; a different mix of routes can change the averages.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay05:00–06:00-1.7min · 3,960 recorded · 3,924 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour12.5min05:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights491,619Alaska Airlines
Departure hour
On-time departures
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delay
10.84.5-1.7
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flights
54,71227,3560
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
84.0%
6.2 min
2,230
2,246
01:00
86.6%
3.5 min
2,278
2,292
02:00
84.5%
4.8 min
1,035
1,043
03:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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1
1
04:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
15
15
05:00
94.9%
-1.7 min
3,924
3,960
06:00
93.6%
-0.2 min
20,561
20,787
07:00
89.8%
2.7 min
54,182
54,712
08:00
86.8%
5.1 min
36,948
37,432
09:00
84.3%
6.4 min
30,915
31,277
10:00
82.4%
7.5 min
32,710
33,040
11:00
79.1%
8.6 min
30,596
30,969
12:00
78.5%
9.4 min
21,390
21,603
13:00
78.0%
9.7 min
25,207
25,462
14:00
78.9%
9.3 min
28,025
28,313
15:00
76.7%
10.1 min
25,107
25,391
16:00
77.8%
10.4 min
23,525
23,844
17:00
77.2%
10.8 min
36,404
36,828
18:00
76.4%
10.8 min
31,886
32,248
19:00
75.6%
10.8 min
27,238
27,527
20:00
75.2%
10.6 min
15,871
16,088
21:00
76.9%
9.1 min
18,379
18,562
22:00
75.5%
9.2 min
9,224
9,325
23:00
79.6%
7.5 min
8,580
8,654
Day of week
On-time departures
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delay
9.54.80.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flights
74,20537,1030
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
80.2%
8.4 min
73,365
74,205
Tuesday
84.3%
5.3 min
66,968
67,506
Wednesday
83.8%
5.8 min
66,333
66,800
Thursday
80.5%
8.3 min
71,370
72,318
Friday
79.0%
9.5 min
71,936
72,931
Saturday
81.6%
7.3 min
63,978
64,677
Sunday
79.2%
9.4 min
72,281
73,182
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delay
13.76.90.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flights
52,46726,2340
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
81.2%
8.4 min
43,810
44,585
Feb
82.6%
6.9 min
39,680
40,316
Mar
81.1%
8.7 min
46,062
46,704
Apr
84.3%
5.6 min
46,043
46,239
May
81.3%
7.8 min
50,600
50,935
Jun
77.8%
10.1 min
52,097
52,467
Jul
73.2%
13.7 min
23,107
23,619
Aug
75.9%
10.8 min
22,729
22,976
Sep
84.5%
4.3 min
42,023
42,295
Oct
84.4%
5.3 min
40,541
41,140
Nov
85.5%
4.0 min
38,841
39,214
Dec
77.1%
10.8 min
40,698
41,129
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes
On time80.3%394,619
Delayed >15 min18.6%91,612
Cancelled1.1%5,388
Missing departure time0.0%0
All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.