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Route Reliability

Portland → Santa Ana

PDXSNA · 859 miles · Portland International Airport to John Wayne Airport

93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1,543
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 91% of the time across 1,543 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

PDX–SNA flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 86% between 6–9 AM.

Friday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 93% on time on Fridays against 88% on Wednesdays.

Ticking up lately.

PDX–SNA flights arrived on time 95% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 88% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(223 flights)
  • Tue89%(217 flights)
  • Wed88%(215 flights)
  • Thu92%(218 flights)
  • Fri93%(216 flights)
  • Sat93%(204 flights)
  • Sun90%(227 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(358 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(401 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(324 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(168 flights)
  • 6–9 PM96%(269 flights)
On-time trend by month
98%
May

Jun 90% → May 98% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%112
July 202591%116
August 202591%130
September 202595%147
October 202584%140
November 202590%144
December 202584%145
January 202690%116
February 202692%106
March 202690%124
April 202696%117
May 202698%123

Based on 1,543 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.