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Flight Reliability

AS 783 · Alaska Airlines

Atlanta → Portland (ATLPDX)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DEN–SEA) are included in these numbers.

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 320 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

AS 783 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 77% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

AS 783 arrived on time 90% of the time on Sundays and just 74% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Trending in the right direction.

AS 783 arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(47 flights)
  • Tue78%(46 flights)
  • Wed74%(46 flights)
  • Thu82%(45 flights)
  • Fri75%(47 flights)
  • Sat82%(39 flights)
  • Sun90%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM77%(34 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(41 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(243 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 72% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%29
July 202565%31
August 202587%31
September 202593%30
October 202581%31
November 202583%29
December 202571%31
February 202682%17
March 202683%29
April 202692%25
May 202690%29
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
318
Months covered
12

Based on 320 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.