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AS 287 on time

Alaska Airlines 287: Newark to Los Angeles at 7:29 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
325 flights · likely 65–75%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AS 287 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

AS 287: EWR → LAX

Scheduled to leave Newark at 7:29 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (325 flights), in line with other AS flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70NovDec 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76FebMar 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4877%
Tuesday4770%
Wednesday4678%
Thursday4770%
Friday4665%
Saturday4569%
Sunday4663%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 12%Severe weather 10%

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Questions

How often is AS 287 from EWR to LAX late?

Alaska Airlines 287 from Newark, NJ to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 325 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.