Flight Reliability
AS 209 · Alaska Airlines
Palm Springs → New York (PSP–JFK)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SEA–ANC) are included in these numbers.
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 67%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.9%
- Cancelled
- 1 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 185 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AS 209 arrived on time 83% of the time on Fridays and just 42% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the Alaska Airlines network.
AS 209 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AS 209 was cancelled 4.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon62%(26 flights)
- Tue68%(25 flights)
- Wed74%(27 flights)
- Thu60%(25 flights)
- Fri83%(24 flights)
- Sat78%(23 flights)
- Sun42%(24 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(2 flights)
- 12–3 PM66%(172 flights)
81%
Apr
Nov 76% → Apr 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 76% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 69% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 61% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 64% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 54% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 81% | 26 |
- Departures on time
- 68%
- Diverted
- 1.1%
- Flights flown
- 174
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 185 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.