Flight Reliability
AS 287 · Alaska Airlines
Newark → Los Angeles (EWR–LAX)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SEA–BZN) are included in these numbers.
- 73%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.2%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 361 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
AS 287 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.
Thursday is the weak spot.
AS 287 arrived on time 78% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 67%.
Lagging the Alaska Airlines network.
AS 287 arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.
Trending in the right direction.
AS 287 arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon71%(51 flights)
- Tue72%(50 flights)
- Wed77%(52 flights)
- Thu67%(52 flights)
- Fri76%(50 flights)
- Sat78%(49 flights)
- Sun73%(48 flights)
- 6–9 PM72%(316 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM89%(36 flights)
Jun 53% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 53% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 50% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 71% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 60% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 25 |
| December 2025 | 69% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 74% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 92% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 97% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 69%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 352
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 361 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.