Alaska vs American: Which Airline Is More On Time?
Alaska
21
routes won
American
23
routes won · leader
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- Alaska on time
- 76.5%
- American on time
- 75.9%
- Alaska cancelled
- 1.3%
- American cancelled
- 1.3%
On the 50 routes both fly · Jun 2025 to May 2026
On the 50 routes both airlines fly, American was more on time on 23, Alaska on 21, and 6 were a tie. On those shared routes, Alaska flights arrived on time 76.5% of the time and American flights 75.9%.
Alaska's biggest wins
American's biggest wins
Every shared route
Busiest first. Tap a route for every flight on it and the most on-time departure.
| Route | Alaska | American | More on time |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → SEADallas-Fort Worth to Seattle | 70.8%1,756 flights | 65.9%2,735 flights | Alaska |
| SEA → DFWSeattle to Dallas-Fort Worth | 77.0%1,755 flights | 77.4%2,735 flights | Tie |
| PHX → SEAPhoenix to Seattle | 84.4%2,926 flights | 84.2%1,400 flights | Tie |
| SEA → PHXSeattle to Phoenix | 77.9%2,930 flights | 83.6%1,396 flights | American |
| SFO → LAXSan Francisco to Los Angeles | 74.8%2,305 flights | 76.4%1,775 flights | American |
| LAX → SFOLos Angeles to San Francisco | 70.1%2,305 flights | 70.0%1,773 flights | Tie |
| SEA → LAXSeattle to Los Angeles | 79.8%3,308 flights | 79.7%696 flights | Tie |
| LAX → SEALos Angeles to Seattle | 84.7%3,303 flights | 79.4%695 flights | Alaska |
| ORD → SEAChicago to Seattle | 67.5%1,803 flights | 64.9%1,320 flights | Alaska |
| SEA → ORDSeattle to Chicago | 72.4%1,798 flights | 70.8%1,320 flights | Alaska |
| PHX → SANPhoenix to San Diego | 72.5%1,014 flights | 75.0%1,672 flights | American |
| SAN → PHXSan Diego to Phoenix | 69.6%1,013 flights | 81.1%1,671 flights | American |
| LAX → HNLLos Angeles to Honolulu, Oahu | 63.7%1,381 flights | 75.5%1,179 flights | American |
| HNL → LAXHonolulu, Oahu to Los Angeles | 64.2%1,378 flights | 85.1%1,180 flights | American |
| LAX → PDXLos Angeles to Portland | 89.6%1,952 flights | 74.6%596 flights | Alaska |
| PDX → LAXPortland to Los Angeles | 85.8%1,949 flights | 79.9%596 flights | Alaska |
| JFK → SFONew York to San Francisco | 70.5%1,110 flights | 77.6%1,421 flights | American |
| SFO → JFKSan Francisco to New York | 74.9%1,109 flights | 80.8%1,421 flights | American |
| DFW → PDXDallas-Fort Worth to Portland | 71.7%523 flights | 62.2%1,918 flights | Alaska |
| PDX → DFWPortland to Dallas-Fort Worth | 82.1%523 flights | 79.5%1,918 flights | Alaska |
| PDX → PHXPortland to Phoenix | 83.2%1,391 flights | 80.9%992 flights | Alaska |
| PHX → PDXPhoenix to Portland | 87.9%1,388 flights | 76.6%994 flights | Alaska |
| LAX → LASLos Angeles to Las Vegas | 76.9%1,075 flights | 69.7%1,161 flights | Alaska |
| LAS → LAXLas Vegas to Los Angeles | 76.6%1,075 flights | 76.6%1,158 flights | Tie |
| SAN → ORDSan Diego to Chicago | 75.3%605 flights | 76.9%1,382 flights | American |
| ORD → SANChicago to San Diego | 69.1%605 flights | 66.8%1,381 flights | Alaska |
| PHX → SFOPhoenix to San Francisco | 69.8%126 flights | 71.4%1,672 flights | American |
| SFO → PHXSan Francisco to Phoenix | 62.7%125 flights | 80.7%1,673 flights | American |
| PHX → BOIPhoenix to Boise | 81.6%487 flights | 83.0%1,039 flights | American |
| BOI → PHXBoise to Phoenix | 79.4%487 flights | 84.7%1,038 flights | American |
| PDX → ORDPortland to Chicago | 74.0%518 flights | 73.1%830 flights | Alaska |
| ORD → PDXChicago to Portland | 73.3%515 flights | 65.1%829 flights | Alaska |
| PHL → SEAPhiladelphia to Seattle | 63.5%656 flights | 72.1%589 flights | American |
| SEA → PHLSeattle to Philadelphia | 77.3%656 flights | 82.4%588 flights | American |
| DCA → LAXWashington to Los Angeles | 66.8%364 flights | 78.2%730 flights | American |
| LAX → DCALos Angeles to Washington | 73.6%364 flights | 81.9%730 flights | American |
| LAX → OGGLos Angeles to Kahului | 81.7%419 flights | 80.3%576 flights | Alaska |
| OGG → LAXKahului to Los Angeles | 61.8%419 flights | 82.0%576 flights | American |
| HNL → PHXHonolulu, Oahu to Phoenix | 74.5%365 flights | 85.0%587 flights | American |
| PHX → HNLPhoenix to Honolulu, Oahu | 82.1%365 flights | 79.3%587 flights | Alaska |
| MIA → SEAMiami to Seattle | 64.1%392 flights | 67.4%393 flights | American |
| SEA → MIASeattle to Miami | 76.7%391 flights | 75.0%393 flights | Alaska |
| LAX → LIHLos Angeles to Lihue, Kauai | 80.1%375 flights | 79.1%361 flights | Alaska |
| LIH → LAXLihue, Kauai to Los Angeles | 65.0%375 flights | 84.2%361 flights | American |
| KOA → LAXKailua-Kona to Los Angeles | 77.8%374 flights | 83.2%350 flights | American |
| LAX → KOALos Angeles to Kailua-Kona | 75.1%374 flights | 77.2%350 flights | American |
| ANC → ORDAnchorage to Chicago | 76.8%209 flights | 67.2%138 flights | Alaska |
| ORD → ANCChicago to Anchorage | 72.8%207 flights | 64.5%138 flights | Alaska |
| PDX → MIAPortland to Miami | 83.6%142 flights | 84.0%202 flights | Tie |
| MIA → PDXMiami to Portland | 81.6%141 flights | 68.3%202 flights | Alaska |
Across their whole networks
Alaska is #4 on the airline on-time leaderboard (79.7% on time, 1.3% cancelled, 506,081 flights); American is #3 (75.9% on time, 2.7% cancelled, 2,019,769 flights).
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Historical results, not a guarantee. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics marketing-carrier on-time reports, Jun 2025 to May 2026. Alaska includes Hawaiian and Horizon. American includes American Eagle. ATIS Alerts is not affiliated with any airline.