Historical on-time performance
Seattle to Fresno
Flights on SEA–FAT arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 821 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.8%Flights620
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.0%Flights201
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 9 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SEA → FAT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 78% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 554 flights
- Overnights83% on time · p90 25 min · 151 flights · limited
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 810 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 30 min · 934 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 35 min · 274 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 381 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 379 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 20 min · 406 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 356 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 402 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 399 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 400 flights
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