Flight profile · Alaska Airlines
AS278
Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) · scheduled 5:40 PM – 8:15 PM
How AS278 performs
603 operations, 2024-10-01 to 2026-06-30.
AS278 arrived on time 86.5% of the time, against 88.0% for all PDX → LAX flights — this specific departure is 1.5 percentage points worse than the route as a whole.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 603 operations between 2024-10-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS278 | 86.5% | 0.33% | -5 min | 3.2% | 603 |
| Alaska Airlines on PDX → LAX | 85.9% | 1.09% | -6 min | 2.8% | 5,580 |
| All PDX → LAX flights | 88.0% | 0.86% | -10 min | 3.7% | 13,197 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-10-01 to 2026-06-30
Other routes AS278 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDX→DFW Portland to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2024-06-13 – 2024-06-15 | 2 | — |
| FAI→ANC Fairbanks to Anchorage | 2024-03-14 – 2024-04-12 | 8 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AS278 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 603 records of AS278 operating PDX → LAX, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.