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Flight Reliability

AS 1296 · Alaska Airlines

Portland → San Diego (PDXSAN)

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 146 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AS 1296 arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays and just 62% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the PDX–SAN route.

AS 1296 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 81% across the PDX–SAN route.

A bit behind the Alaska Airlines network.

AS 1296 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(21 flights)
  • Tue85%(20 flights)
  • Wed86%(21 flights)
  • Thu76%(21 flights)
  • Fri71%(21 flights)
  • Sat85%(20 flights)
  • Sun62%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
56%
Oct

Jun 83% → Oct 56% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202587%31
August 202577%30
September 202579%29
October 202556%25
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
145
Months covered
5

Based on 146 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.