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AS 97 on time

Alaska Airlines 97: Portland to Ontario at 9:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
165 flights · likely 74–86%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+43 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AS 97 flights from Portland arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

AS 97: PDX → ONT

Scheduled to leave Portland at 9:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (165 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Alaska Airlines's last flight of the day from Portland to Ontario (100% of days). Alaska Airlines's last PDX–ONT flight was cancelled 1.1% of the time, against 0.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Alaska Airlines flight is usually around 7:36 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (4 flights)OctNov 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 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 (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81JunJul 2026: too few flights (9 flights)JulAug 2026: too few flights (13 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2576%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday2584%
Thursday2483%
Friday2365%
Saturday2483%
Sunday2588%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 56%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%

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Questions

How often is AS 97 from PDX to ONT late?

Alaska Airlines 97 from Portland, OR to Ontario, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 165 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.