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Flight Reliability

AS 3291 · Alaska Airlines

Portland → Salt Lake City (PDXSLC)92% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PHX–SFO, BOI–PDX) are included in these numbers.

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 219 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

AS 3291 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 76% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

AS 3291 arrived on time 91% of the time on Wednesdays and just 69% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the PDX–SLC route.

AS 3291 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 89% across the PDX–SLC route.

Ticking up lately.

AS 3291 arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(30 flights)
  • Tue71%(34 flights)
  • Wed91%(34 flights)
  • Thu69%(29 flights)
  • Fri83%(30 flights)
  • Sat80%(30 flights)
  • Sun74%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM95%(37 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(180 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 60% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202560%30
August 202574%31
September 202593%30
October 202585%26
November 2025100%14
December 202590%31
May 202679%19
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
218
Months covered
10

Based on 219 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.