AS278 PortlandPDX · 18:18 Los AngelesLAX · 20:45
AS278 by Alaska Airlines flies from Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
departs PDX · on schedule
board checked 23m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ AS278 typically leaves −4 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −22 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PDX and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastPortland to Los Angeles with Alaska Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.5%1.6× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.8%1.3× usual
Forecast weather: 25% chance of fog and 87% chance of rain at Portland
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 6 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Portland to Los Angeles flights today
same route · Alaska AirlinesIf AS278 is cancelled, these are the other Alaska Airlines nonstop flights from Portland to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PDX local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How AS278 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AS278 across the PDX and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AS278 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N268AK, N287AK, N734AL, N408AS.
Board clocks recorded as PDX and LAX published them.
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Pro Flight Search: AS278 Portland to Los Angeles on-time performance, measured from the PDX and LAX airport boards.
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