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Flight Reliability

AS 208 · Alaska Airlines

New York → Palm Springs (JFKPSP)95% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SEA–ANC, PDX–ANC) are included in these numbers.

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 192 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursdays have been rough.

AS 208 arrived on time 93% of the time on Mondays and just 77% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the Alaska Airlines network.

AS 208 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AS 208 was cancelled 4.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

AS 208 arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(27 flights)
  • Tue79%(28 flights)
  • Wed88%(25 flights)
  • Thu77%(26 flights)
  • Fri85%(27 flights)
  • Sat87%(23 flights)
  • Sun89%(27 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(182 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
Apr

Nov 90% → Apr 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202590%29
December 202590%29
January 202674%27
February 202673%26
March 202693%30
April 202696%26
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
183
Months covered
9

Based on 192 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.