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AS 3251 on time

Alaska Airlines 3251: Santa Ana to San Francisco at 6:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
287 flights · likely 78–87%
Cancelled
4.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
AS, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AS 3251 flights from Santa Ana arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 4.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

AS 3251: SNA → SFO

Scheduled to leave Santa Ana at 6:45 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3251. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (287 flights), worse than other AS flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 96% on time (28 flights)96AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 100% on time (27 flights)100OctNov 2025: 75% on time (24 flights)75NovDec 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89DecJan 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JanFeb 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92FebMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarMay 2026: 58% on time (19 flights)58MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4576%
Tuesday4486%
Wednesday4493%
Thursday4388%
Friday4495%
Saturday4484%
Sunday2335%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 42%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Severe weather 19%Late inbound plane 12%

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Questions

How often is AS 3251 from SNA to SFO late?

Alaska Airlines 3251 from Santa Ana, CA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 287 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.5% 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.