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AS 290 on time

Alaska Airlines 290: Newark to Portland at 5:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
324 flights · likely 65–75%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AS 290 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AS 290: EWR → PDX

Scheduled to leave Newark at 5:05 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (324 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: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanFeb 2026: 65% on time (17 flights)65FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JulAug 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4877%
Tuesday4676%
Wednesday4670%
Thursday4661%
Friday4772%
Saturday4475%
Sunday4762%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Late inbound plane 31%Severe weather 18%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 6%

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Questions

How often is AS 290 from EWR to PDX late?

Alaska Airlines 290 from Newark, NJ to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 324 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.