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Flight Reliability

AS 2496 · Alaska Airlines

San Francisco → Los Angeles (SFOLAX)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PDX–SMF, PDX–SEA) are included in these numbers.

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 71 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AS 2496 arrived on time 90% of the time on Saturdays and just 75% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the SFO–LAX route average.

AS 2496 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 76% across the SFO–LAX route.

A bit ahead of the Alaska Airlines network.

AS 2496 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(11 flights)
  • Tue(7 flights)
  • Wed(7 flights)
  • Thu75%(12 flights)
  • Fri82%(11 flights)
  • Sat90%(10 flights)
  • Sun75%(12 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM(3 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(6 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(61 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
Mar

Jan 92% → Mar 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
January 202692%13
February 202683%23
March 202694%16
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
70
Months covered
5

Based on 71 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.