Alaska Airlines Flight Availability
Find out what Alaska Airlines flights are available between two cities on a specific date, and see exactly how many seats are open in each fare class, in real time. This is more accurate than a seat map for judging how full a flight is, because not all passengers select seats in advance.
Flight Availability Search
How to Use This Search
Use these fields to refine your search. Airline is prefilled for this carrier and can be changed.
| Field | How It Works |
|---|---|
| Departing Airport | Enter the 3 letter airport code, for example SFO, or the first 3 letters of the airport or city name to see a matching list. |
| Arriving Airport | Same as above for your destination. |
| Depart Date | The date you want to travel. |
| Depart Time | The time of day to start results from. Busy city pairs have more flights than can be listed at once, so advance this time to page forward through the day. |
| Date Range | Expand the search to plus or minus 1, 2 or 3 days around your date. Premium subscribers only. Plus or minus 3 days is a hard limit. |
| Airline(s) (prefilled as AS) | Prefilled as AS on this page and editable. Up to 3 airlines can be searched. |
| Connecting Airport(s) | Specify up to 2 airports to filter for flights routing through those cities. |
| Exclude Codeshares (Alaska Airlines) | Hides codeshare flights, showing only flights operated by Alaska Airlines. |
| Only Show Class(es) | Enter up to 9 booking class codes to filter results to specific fare buckets. See the Alaska Airlines class table below. |
| Connection Preference | Any, direct or non stop only, at least 1 connection, or at least 2 connections. |
| Point of Sale | Under Advanced Options. Some airlines show different availability by market. Default is USA; switching to UK can reveal different fare class availability. |
Understanding the Results
Results show availability per fare class as a number next to a letter code. For example J4 means 4 seats available in full business class fare. A 0 means that fare class is sold out.
The number shown is the minimum number of seats available at that fare class. Sometimes more seats exist, but the GDS reports a capped number.
- J44 seats available in full business class fare
- B0Economy full fare is sold out
- Q33 seats available in discounted economy bucket Q
Alaska Airlines Booking Classes
Booking classes are not standardised across airlines. These are the Alaska Airlines classes you can filter on:
First Class
AFIP
Business Class
CJ
Economy
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Best Used For
- Assessing how full a Alaska Airlines flight is before booking
- Judging upgrade odds. Low discount economy classes such as Q, S and L still showing seats often signals the airline is stimulating demand, which frequently correlates with award and upgrade space opening in premium cabins
- Finding alternative Alaska Airlines flights during irregular operations
- Monitoring a specific fare class with a Flight Alert
Example
Alaska Airlines Flight Availability FAQ
Set Flight Alerts on Alaska Airlines fare classes
Get notified the moment a Alaska Airlines fare class opens so you can book, upgrade, or rebook with confidence.