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AS 253 on time

Alaska Airlines 253: Kona to Portland at 11:58 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
294 flights · likely 80–88%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AS 253 flights from Kona arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

AS 253: KOA → PDX

Scheduled to leave Kona at 11:58 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (294 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 18, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4377%
Tuesday4391%
Wednesday4188%
Thursday4281%
Friday4190%
Saturday4288%
Sunday4279%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AS 253 from KOA to PDX late?

Alaska Airlines 253 from Kona, HI to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 294 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Alaska Airlines for today's flight. Method.