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AS 436 on time

Alaska Airlines 436: Portland to Boston at 9:56 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
189 flights · likely 74–85%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+34 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AS 436 flights from Portland arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

AS 436: PDX → BOS

Scheduled to leave Portland at 9:56 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (189 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Alaska Airlines's last flight of the day from Portland to Boston (100% of days). Alaska Airlines's last PDX–BOS flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 0.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Alaska Airlines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77AugSep 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82SepOct 2025: 76% on time (17 flights)76OctNov 2025: too few flights (9 flights)NovDec 2025: too few flights (8 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MarApr 2026: 73% on time (15 flights)73AprMay 2026: 95% on time (19 flights)95MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3388%
Tuesday16—
Wednesday2774%
Thursday3278%
Friday3187%
Saturday17—
Sunday3382%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 39%Late inbound plane 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AS 436 from PDX to BOS late?

Alaska Airlines 436 from Portland, OR to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 189 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.