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Flight Reliability

AS 589 · Alaska Airlines

Santa Ana → Portland (SNAPDX)95% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SFO–SEA, PAE–PHX) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
93%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min early
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 209 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

AS 589 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 87% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AS 589 arrived on time 100% of the time on Tuesdays and just 81% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the Alaska Airlines network average.

AS 589 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(31 flights)
  • Tue100%(25 flights)
  • Wed100%(24 flights)
  • Thu97%(30 flights)
  • Fri90%(30 flights)
  • Sat100%(24 flights)
  • Sun81%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(53 flights)
  • 6–9 PM96%(151 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Nov 100% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 2025100%27
December 202593%30
January 202695%20
February 2026100%23
March 202687%30
April 2026100%29
May 202697%30
Departures on time
91%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
205
Months covered
11

Based on 209 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.