Flight Reliability
AS 36 · Alaska Airlines
San Diego → New York (SAN–JFK)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ADQ–ANC, SEA–JFK) are included in these numbers.
71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 2.2%
- Cancelled
- 6 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 269 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
AS 36 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays and just 67% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the SAN–JFK route.
AS 36 arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 84% across the SAN–JFK route.
Slipping a little lately.
AS 36 arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon92%(36 flights)
- Tue94%(34 flights)
- Wed80%(40 flights)
- Thu67%(36 flights)
- Fri86%(36 flights)
- Sat71%(35 flights)
- Sun73%(40 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM80%(255 flights)
89%
Apr
Jun 79% → Apr 89% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 64% | 28 |
| August 2025 | 71% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 28 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 78% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 14 |
| April 2026 | 89% | 26 |
- Departures on time
- 73%
- Diverted
- 2.2%
- Flights flown
- 257
- Months covered
- 11
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 269 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.