Historical on-time performance
New York to Portland
2,454 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–PDX arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 829 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.0%Flights307
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.3%Flights522
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JFK → 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 63% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 501 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 483 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 50 min · 437 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,442 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 55 min · 57 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 407 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 407 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 423 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 424 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 424 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 415 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 420 flights
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