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Flight Reliability

AS 488 · Alaska Airlines

Portland → Palm Springs (PDXPSP)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (OGG–SAN, SEA–OAK) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 146 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

AS 488 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 81% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Skip Wednesday if you can.

AS 488 arrived on time 95% of the time on Sundays. On Wednesdays: 82%.

A bit ahead of the PDX–PSP route.

AS 488 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 84% across the PDX–PSP route.

Better than the Alaska Airlines network average.

AS 488 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(21 flights)
  • Tue91%(21 flights)
  • Wed82%(22 flights)
  • Thu90%(20 flights)
  • Fri85%(20 flights)
  • Sat89%(18 flights)
  • Sun95%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(47 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(26 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(51 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM95%(19 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Nov 86% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202586%29
December 202581%26
January 202690%29
February 202691%11
May 202697%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
143
Months covered
8

Based on 146 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.