Route Reliability
SBA → Portland
SBA–PDX · 784 miles · SBA Airport to Portland International Airport
93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 93%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.6%
- Cancelled
- 383
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 93% of the time across 383 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
SBA–PDX flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 87% between 6–9 PM.
Thursday has been the better bet.
A small edge: 94% on time on Thursdays against 89% on Mondays.
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
- Mon89%(54 flights)
- Tue94%(53 flights)
- Wed93%(54 flights)
- Thu94%(54 flights)
- Fri93%(53 flights)
- Sat93%(54 flights)
- Sun94%(54 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(260 flights)
- 12–3 PM94%(18 flights)
- 3–6 PM95%(21 flights)
- 6–9 PM87%(77 flights)
90%
May
Jun 76% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 76% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 93% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 97% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 100% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 97% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 49 |
Keep nerding
Based on 383 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.