Originally Posted by
golfingboy
AS have SEA-ANC red-eye? The earliest flight their timetable is showing is 6:00am and that is the flight we are on.
Technically, I would call AS81 a red-eye flight, because we will take off from SEA while it is still dark and touch down in ANC moments before the sun rises.
I have experienced short night times in Sweden several times, but never experienced short day time, so it is going to be an interesting experience for me
I guess the northbounds all depart before midnight:
Code:
Flight Rating Carrier Sched Actual Gate Sched Actual Gate Status Equip. Track
AS 109
Alaska Airlines 7:00 PM 7:00 PM ~ N2 9:48 PM 9:48 PM ~ T-S
C7 Scheduled
On-time 739 [Setup a flight alert] [Track flight in real time]
AS 113
Alaska Airlines 8:30 PM 8:30 PM ~ N7 11:10 PM 11:10 PM ~ T-S
C2 Scheduled
On-time 73G [Setup a flight alert] [Track flight in real time]
AS 117
Alaska Airlines 10:00 PM 10:00 PM ~ C9 12:53 AM 12:53 AM ~ T-S
C1 Scheduled
On-time 739 [Setup a flight alert] [Track flight in real time]
AS 121
Alaska Airlines 11:45 PM 11:45 PM ~ C16 2:37 AM 2:37 AM ~ T-S
C3 Scheduled
On-time 73Q [Setup a flight alert] [Track flight in real time]
The last two would probably be considered red-eyes, wouldn't they?
It's much more pronounced southbound, though:
Code:
Flight Rating Carrier Sched Actual Gate Sched Actual Gate Status Equip. Track
AS 106
Alaska Airlines 9:00 PM 9:00 PM ~ T-S
C4 1:16 AM 1:16 AM ~ C16 Scheduled
On-time 73Q [Setup a flight alert] [Track flight in real time]
AS 108
Alaska Airlines 12:30 AM 12:30 AM ~ T-S
C5 4:49 AM 4:49 AM ~ C20 Scheduled
On-time 739 [Setup a flight alert] [Track flight in real time]
AS 112
Alaska Airlines 1:30 AM 1:30 AM ~ T-S
C4 5:55 AM 5:55 AM ~ C11 Scheduled
On-time 73H [Setup a flight alert] [Track flight in real time]
AS 114
Alaska Airlines 2:30 AM 2:30 AM ~ T-S
C1 6:45 AM 6:45 AM ~ N7 Scheduled
On-time 73H [Setup a flight alert] [Track flight in real time]
In peak season, they add AS110, which is a 1:00am departure, for a total of five red-eye departures. (They also add some more evening departures northbound, but I don't have that schedule memorized.)
I drop family and friends off at the airport all the time, and I don't think I've ever dropped anyone off (or picked them up) during the day. They ALWAYS fly out and fly back on the red-eyes (probably due to price, but also because it usually works better for connecting flights).
I work nights at the airport, so late arrivals/departures usually work better for me for airport meet-ups.