Flight Reliability
AS 2496 · Alaska Airlines
San Francisco → Los Angeles (SFO–LAX)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
- Mon82%(11 flights)
- Tue—(7 flights)
- Wed—(7 flights)
- Thu75%(12 flights)
- Fri82%(11 flights)
- Sat90%(10 flights)
- Sun75%(12 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(6 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM82%(61 flights)
94%
Mar
Jan 92% → Mar 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 92% | 13 |
| February 2026 | 83% | 23 |
| March 2026 | 94% | 16 |
- Departures on time
- 86%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 70
- Months covered
- 5
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
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.