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Flight Reliability

AS 781 · Alaska Airlines

Fort Lauderdale → San Diego (FLLSAN)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (STS–LAX, PAE–PHX) are included in these numbers.

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 191 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

AS 781 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 70% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AS 781 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays and just 68% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the Alaska Airlines network.

AS 781 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

Trending in the right direction.

AS 781 arrived on time 91% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(27 flights)
  • Tue96%(27 flights)
  • Wed89%(28 flights)
  • Thu80%(25 flights)
  • Fri85%(27 flights)
  • Sat86%(28 flights)
  • Sun68%(28 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(152 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(37 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Dec 71% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202571%31
January 202671%31
February 202689%27
March 202694%31
April 202693%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
190
Months covered
8

Based on 191 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.