2,462 km · Domestic

Fairbanks (FAI) – Seattle–Tacoma (SEA)

In July 2026, 432 flights operated between Fairbanks and Seattle–Tacoma (both directions), and 74.3% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January382371▼ 2.9%
February3343340.0%
March392350▼ 10.7%
April342300▼ 12.3%
May342346▲ 1.2%
June443399▼ 9.9%
July480432▼ 10.0%
August488––
September471––
October326–in progress
November332––
December391––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2,7152,532▼ 6.7%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January86.1%77.1%▼ 10.5%
February84.7%85.9%▲ 1.4%
March85.2%75.4%▼ 11.5%
April86.5%90.3%▲ 4.4%
May78.7%84.1%▲ 6.9%
June75.6%80.2%▲ 6.1%
July82.3%74.3%▼ 9.7%
August80.3%––
September87.9%––
October85.6%–in progress
November88.9%––
December64.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)82.7%81.0%▼ 2.0%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January012–
February220.0%
March27▲ 250.0%
April00–
May21▼ 50.0%
June20▼ 100.0%
July142▼ 85.7%
August4––
September0––
October3–in progress
November0––
December10––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2224▲ 9.1%

Airlines on this route

  1. Alaska Airlines 79.5%
  2. Delta Air Lines 20.5%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

FAI → SEA

Scheduled flights
4,119
Flights operated
4,082
Cancelled
37 · 0.9%
On-time departures
85.5%

SEA → FAI

Scheduled flights
4,119
Flights operated
4,087
Cancelled
32 · 0.8%
On-time departures
77.8%

FAI → SEA and SEA → FAI counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Alaska Airlines AS 6,550 79.5% 82.3% 41
Delta Air Lines DL 1,688 20.5% 79.0% 28

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

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 the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay05:00–06:00-0.9min · 347 recorded · 344 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour14.2min05:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights8,238FAI–SEA

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · 87.2% · 228 recorded · 226 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · 81.9% · 1,009 recorded · 994 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · 85.9% · 316 recorded · 313 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 94.8% · 347 recorded · 344 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 152 recorded · 151 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 90.5% · 202 recorded · 200 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 175 recorded · 173 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 85.7% · 544 recorded · 539 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 87.6% · 356 recorded · 356 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 85.0% · 268 recorded · 266 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 82.6% · 1,176 recorded · 1,169 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 55 recorded · 55 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 75.3% · 703 recorded · 697 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 195 recorded · 195 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 68.5% · 295 recorded · 295 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 143 recorded · 143 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 68.4% · 237 recorded · 234 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 77.1% · 240 recorded · 240 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 78.8% · 855 recorded · 839 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 74.9% · 219 recorded · 219 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 79.4% · 522 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · 5.9 min · 228 recorded · 226 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · 13.0 min · 1,009 recorded · 994 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · 4.5 min · 316 recorded · 313 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · -0.9 min · 347 recorded · 344 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 152 recorded · 151 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 3.1 min · 202 recorded · 200 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 175 recorded · 173 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 5.7 min · 544 recorded · 539 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 6.3 min · 356 recorded · 356 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 9.3 min · 268 recorded · 266 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 5.8 min · 1,176 recorded · 1,169 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 55 recorded · 55 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 11.2 min · 703 recorded · 697 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 195 recorded · 195 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 13.2 min · 295 recorded · 295 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 143 recorded · 143 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 13.2 min · 237 recorded · 234 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 10.3 min · 240 recorded · 240 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 12.3 min · 855 recorded · 839 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 8.6 min · 219 recorded · 219 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 8.0 min · 522 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · 228 · 228 recorded · 226 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · 1,009 · 1,009 recorded · 994 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · 316 · 316 recorded · 313 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 347 · 347 recorded · 344 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 152 · 152 recorded · 151 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 202 · 202 recorded · 200 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 175 · 175 recorded · 173 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 544 · 544 recorded · 539 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 356 · 356 recorded · 356 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 268 · 268 recorded · 266 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 1,176 · 1,176 recorded · 1,169 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 55 · 55 recorded · 55 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 703 · 703 recorded · 697 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 195 · 195 recorded · 195 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 295 · 295 recorded · 295 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 143 · 143 recorded · 143 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 237 · 237 recorded · 234 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 240 · 240 recorded · 240 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 855 · 855 recorded · 839 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 219 · 219 recorded · 219 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 522 · 522 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:0087.2%5.9 min226228
01:0081.9%13.0 min9941,009
02:0085.9%4.5 min313316
03:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
04:00No observations———
05:0094.8%-0.9 min344347
06:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—151152
07:0090.5%3.1 min200202
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—173175
09:0085.7%5.7 min539544
10:0087.6%6.3 min356356
11:0085.0%9.3 min266268
12:0082.6%5.8 min1,1691,176
13:00No observations———
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5555
15:0075.3%11.2 min697703
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—195195
17:0068.5%13.2 min295295
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—143143
19:0068.4%13.2 min234237
20:0077.1%10.3 min240240
21:0078.8%12.3 min839855
22:0074.9%8.6 min219219
23:0079.4%8.0 min520522

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 81.7% · 1,185 recorded · 1,172 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 82.8% · 1,158 recorded · 1,152 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 81.7% · 1,163 recorded · 1,157 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 81.2% · 1,169 recorded · 1,163 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 80.7% · 1,187 recorded · 1,172 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 83.5% · 1,187 recorded · 1,178 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 80.2% · 1,189 recorded · 1,175 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 9.0 min · 1,185 recorded · 1,172 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 8.5 min · 1,158 recorded · 1,152 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 8.5 min · 1,163 recorded · 1,157 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 9.3 min · 1,169 recorded · 1,163 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 8.7 min · 1,187 recorded · 1,172 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 5.9 min · 1,187 recorded · 1,178 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 8.4 min · 1,189 recorded · 1,175 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 1,185 · 1,185 recorded · 1,172 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 1,158 · 1,158 recorded · 1,152 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 1,163 · 1,163 recorded · 1,157 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 1,169 · 1,169 recorded · 1,163 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 1,187 · 1,187 recorded · 1,172 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 1,187 · 1,187 recorded · 1,178 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 1,189 · 1,189 recorded · 1,175 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday81.7%9.0 min1,1721,185
Tuesday82.8%8.5 min1,1521,158
Wednesday81.7%8.5 min1,1571,163
Thursday81.2%9.3 min1,1631,169
Friday80.7%8.7 min1,1721,187
Saturday83.5%5.9 min1,1781,187
Sunday80.2%8.4 min1,1751,189

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 Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 81.7% · 765 recorded · 753 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 85.3% · 672 recorded · 668 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 80.6% · 751 recorded · 742 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 88.3% · 642 recorded · 642 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 81.4% · 691 recorded · 688 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 77.8% · 844 recorded · 842 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 78.5% · 928 recorded · 912 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 80.3% · 492 recorded · 488 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 87.9% · 471 recorded · 471 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 85.0% · 554 recorded · 547 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 86.5% · 656 recorded · 654 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 72.6% · 772 recorded · 762 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 7.2 min · 765 recorded · 753 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 9.3 min · 672 recorded · 668 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 10.3 min · 751 recorded · 742 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 2.1 min · 642 recorded · 642 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 6.2 min · 691 recorded · 688 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 6.9 min · 844 recorded · 842 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 12.4 min · 928 recorded · 912 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 8.1 min · 492 recorded · 488 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 2.2 min · 471 recorded · 471 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 8.0 min · 554 recorded · 547 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 4.4 min · 656 recorded · 654 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 18.1 min · 772 recorded · 762 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 765 · 765 recorded · 753 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 672 · 672 recorded · 668 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 751 · 751 recorded · 742 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 642 · 642 recorded · 642 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 691 · 691 recorded · 688 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 844 · 844 recorded · 842 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 928 · 928 recorded · 912 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 492 · 492 recorded · 488 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 471 · 471 recorded · 471 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 554 · 554 recorded · 547 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 656 · 656 recorded · 654 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 772 · 772 recorded · 762 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan81.7%7.2 min753765
Feb85.3%9.3 min668672
Mar80.6%10.3 min742751
Apr88.3%2.1 min642642
May81.4%6.2 min688691
Jun77.8%6.9 min842844
Jul78.5%12.4 min912928
Aug80.3%8.1 min488492
Sep87.9%2.2 min471471
Oct85.0%8.0 min547554
Nov86.5%4.4 min654656
Dec72.6%18.1 min762772

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 time 81.0% 6,671
  • Delayed >15 min 18.2% 1,498
  • Cancelled 0.8% 69
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
DL2186 SEA → FAI 654 80.7%
DL2408 FAI → SEA 654 76.5%
AS210 FAI → SEA 570 93.3%
AS106 SEA → FAI 551 75.8%
AS174 SEA → FAI 550 84.2%
AS106 FAI → SEA 516 74.8%
AS140 FAI → SEA 514 89.8%
AS97 SEA → FAI 303 74.9%
AS112 SEA → FAI 302 82.7%
AS168 FAI → SEA 271 87.7%
AS223 SEA → FAI 241 75.5%
AS236 FAI → SEA 241 93.8%
AS167 SEA → FAI 226 71.0%
DL1061 SEA → FAI 190 83.7%
DL1061 FAI → SEA 190 77.4%
AS72 SEA → FAI 155 77.4%
AS156 FAI → SEA 135 90.9%
AS227 FAI → SEA 134 97.0%
AS234 FAI → SEA 114 94.7%
AS115 SEA → FAI 108 78.1%
AS284 SEA → FAI 80 58.8%
AS125 SEA → FAI 70 78.3%
AS107 FAI → SEA 66 87.9%
AS102 SEA → FAI 65 70.8%
AS1507 SEA → FAI 52 67.3%
AS1508 FAI → SEA 52 73.1%
AS1509 FAI → SEA 52 80.8%
AS1512 SEA → FAI 52 78.9%
AS1552 SEA → FAI 52 82.4%
AS275 FAI → SEA 52 96.2%
AS288 FAI → SEA 49 93.9%
AS402 SEA → FAI 49 69.4%
AS374 SEA → FAI 48 85.4%
AS1880 SEA → FAI 37 64.9%
AS328 FAI → SEA 36 94.3%
AS461 SEA → FAI 36 77.8%
AS493 FAI → SEA 35 97.1%
AS362 FAI → SEA 34 90.9%
AS495 SEA → FAI 34 70.6%
AS129 FAI → SEA 33 75.8%
AS149 FAI → SEA 33 62.5%
AS111 SEA → FAI 31 71.0%
AS113 FAI → SEA 30 73.3%
AS1839 FAI → SEA 30 89.7%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 432 −10.0% 2 74.3%
June 2026 399 −9.9% 0 80.2%
May 2026 346 +1.2% 1 84.1%
April 2026 300 −12.3% 0 90.3%
March 2026 350 −10.7% 7 75.4%
February 2026 334 +0.0% 2 85.9%
January 2026 371 −2.9% 12 77.1%
December 2025 391 +5.4% 10 64.7%
November 2025 332 +3.1% 0 88.9%
October 2025 326 +47.5% 3 85.6%
September 2025 471 0 87.9%
August 2025 488 4 80.3%
July 2025 480 14 82.3%
June 2025 443 2 75.6%
May 2025 342 2 78.7%
April 2025 342 0 86.5%
March 2025 392 2 85.2%
February 2025 334 2 84.7%
January 2025 382 0 86.1%
December 2024 371 0 80.9%
November 2024 322 2 84.2%
October 2024 221 4 84.2%

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