Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Portland
1,616 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–PDX arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,397 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.8%Flights522
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.0%Flights1,875
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 53% to 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,160 flights
- Mornings76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,579 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 1,426 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 80 min · 1,772 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 80 min · 1,162 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 · 944 flights
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 964 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,040 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 988 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,056 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,033 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 70 min · 1,074 flights
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