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AS 1478 on time

Alaska Airlines 1478: San Diego to Chicago at 12:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
54%
216 flights · likely 47–60%
Cancelled
3.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AS 1478 flights from San Diego arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (46%); 3.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes late.

AS 1478: SAN → ORD

Scheduled to leave San Diego at 12:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (216 flights), worse than other AS flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: 38% on time (29 flights)38DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MarApr 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70AprMay 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2026: 54% on time (24 flights)54JunJul 2026: 31% on time (26 flights)31JulAug 2026: 36% on time (28 flights)36Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3450%
Tuesday2976%
Wednesday3348%
Thursday3345%
Friday3450%
Saturday2259%
Sunday3152%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 49%Late inbound plane 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is AS 1478 from SAN to ORD late?

Alaska Airlines 1478 from San Diego, CA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 216 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.2% 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.