Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Portland
Flights on DFW–PDX arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,388 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.6%Flights470
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Median5 minp9070 minCancel2.5%Flights1,918
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 51 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → PDX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 52% to 76% on time.
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,086 flights
- Mornings75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,539 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 1,544 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 75 min · 1,874 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 75 min · 1,132 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 70% on time.
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 946 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,048 flights
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 973 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 60 min · 1,003 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,046 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 65 min · 1,072 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 65 min · 1,087 flights
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