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Alaska Airlines Faces 9 Flight Cancellations And 45 Delays Today, Grounding Passengers Across USA At Juneau, Sitka, Seattle, Anchorage, Nome, Kodiak, and More
Alaska Airlines 45 delayed flights, representing 6% of its total operations, alongside a series of flight cancellations across Alaska and one mainland connection. The cancellations affected services scheduled from early morning through late afternoon, involving key airports such as Juneau International Airport, Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Nome Airport, Kodiak Airport, and Ralph Wien Memorial Airport.
Cancellations began as early as 06:45 AM AKST with a Juneau–Sitka departure and continued through 04:57 PM AKST on a Kotzebue–Anchorage service. Multiple routes saw both outbound and return flights cancelled under the same flight numbers, resulting in full service suspension on those corridors during the affected time windows. The disruptions involved B737, B732, and B738 aircraft, indicating that the cancellations were spread across different aircraft types and were not confined to a single segment of the airline’s fleet.
Delay Snapshot: Scope of the Disruption
The delay data indicates that 45 Alaska Airlines flights were delayed, representing 6% of total flights during the period in question.
Even without route-level delay breakdowns, the percentage itself is significant in a region like Alaska, where air travel is a primary mode of transportation between cities that are otherwise difficult to access. A delay rate of this scale can cascade into missed connections, rescheduled travel plans, and operational strain across subsequent rotations.
Cancelled Flights: Overview and Count
In addition to delays, nine cancelled Alaska Airlines flights, all identified by ASA flight numbers and scheduled across the same day. These cancellations were not isolated to a single airport but spread across multiple intra-Alaska routes and one mainland-to-Alaska connection, highlighting the breadth of the disruption.
The cancelled flights involved a mix of aircraft types, including B737, B732, and B738, and impacted both outbound and return legs on several routes.
Juneau and Sitka: Early-Morning Disruption
One of the earliest cancellations recorded was ASA7005, scheduled to depart Juneau International Airport (JNU) for Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) at 06:45 AM AKST using a B737 aircraft. This early-morning cancellation likely affected travelers with same-day onward plans, as flights at this hour often serve as the first link in longer travel itineraries.
Juneau also appeared again in the cancellation list through ASA7006, indicating repeated disruption involving the same flight number on different segments later in the day.
Seattle–Juneau Link Cancelled
The data shows ASA7006 scheduled from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) to Juneau (JNU) at 09:10 AM PST was cancelled. This mainland-to-Alaska route represents a critical gateway connection, and its cancellation would have directly impacted passengers traveling from the continental United States into Alaska.
Later the same flight number, ASA7006, was also cancelled on the Juneau–Anchorage segment at 11:55 AM AKST, suggesting that the initial cancellation may have had knock-on effects across the aircraft’s planned rotation.
Anchorage–Nome–Anchorage Route Impact
The Anchorage (PANC) to Nome (OME) corridor experienced significant disruption, with ASA7011 cancelled in both directions:
- ASA7011 Anchorage → Nome at 09:20 AM AKST (B732)
- ASA7011 Nome → Anchorage at 11:54 AM AKST (B737)
The cancellation of both legs indicates a complete loss of service on this route during that window, affecting travelers in Nome as well as those originating in Anchorage. Given the paired nature of the cancellations, this disruption removed both outbound and inbound connectivity for the route on that day.
Kodiak Services Suspended Midday
Kodiak Island was also impacted through the cancellation of two consecutive flights:
- ASA7029 Anchorage → Kodiak at 12:00 PM AKST
- ASA7030 Kodiak → Anchorage at 01:57 PM AKST
Both flights were scheduled on B737 aircraft, and together they represented a full round-trip cancellation between Anchorage and Kodiak during the midday period. This would have affected both arriving and departing passengers, leaving no scheduled Alaska Airlines service on that pairing during those hours.
Kotzebue (OTZ) Connectivity Disrupted
Later in the day, Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) appeared in the cancellation data with two flights affected:
- ASA7025 Anchorage → Kotzebue at 02:24 PM AKST (B732)
- ASA7026 Kotzebue → Anchorage at 04:57 PM AKST (B738)
As with other paired cancellations, the loss of both legs effectively suspended service on the route for that timeframe, impacting passengers traveling to and from Kotzebue in the afternoon and early evening.
Aircraft Types and Scheduling Patterns
The cancelled flights involved a combination of B737, B732, and B738 aircraft, indicating that the disruption was not limited to a single aircraft category. Cancellations were distributed across morning, midday, and afternoon departures, rather than being confined to a narrow time window.
This scheduling spread underscores that the impact was system-wide across multiple rotations, rather than an isolated delay cluster.
Overall Impact Summary
- 45 flights were delayed, accounting for 6% of Alaska Airlines operations.
- Nine flights were cancelled, spanning Juneau, Sitka, Seattle, Anchorage, Nome, Kodiak, and Kotzebue.
- Several routes experienced paired outbound and inbound cancellations, effectively removing service for those corridors during the affected hours.
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