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AS 297 on time

Alaska Airlines 297: San Diego to Newark at 7:55 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
211 flights · likely 72–83%
Cancelled
2.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+90 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AS 297 flights from San Diego arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 2.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AS 297: SAN → EWR

Scheduled to leave San Diego at 7:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (211 flights), worse than other AS flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2024: 93% on time (15 flights)93FebMar 2024: too few flights (13 flights)MarOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: too few flights (12 flights)MayJun 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3171%
Tuesday3083%
Wednesday3083%
Thursday2983%
Friday3077%
Saturday3080%
Sunday3168%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%Late inbound plane 24%Severe weather 13%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 11%Security 2%

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Questions

How often is AS 297 from SAN to EWR late?

Alaska Airlines 297 from San Diego, CA to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 211 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.8% 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.