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AS 389 on time

Alaska Airlines 389: Boston to San Diego at 4:33 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
314 flights · likely 63–73%
Cancelled
1.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AS 389 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 1.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

AS 389: BOS → SAN

Scheduled to leave Boston at 4:33 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (314 flights), worse than other AS flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 59% on time (17 flights)59SepOct 2025: 53% on time (19 flights)53OctNov 2025: 75% on time (20 flights)75NovDec 2025: 74% on time (27 flights)74DecJan 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JanFeb 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5167%
Tuesday4276%
Wednesday3964%
Thursday4969%
Friday4963%
Saturday3474%
Sunday5066%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is AS 389 from BOS to SAN late?

Alaska Airlines 389 from Boston, MA to San Diego, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 314 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% 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.