Historical on-time performance
Portland to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,616 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–DFW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 2,396 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.8%Flights521
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.1%Flights1,875
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PDX → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 2,865 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,012 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 295 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 50 min · 2,453 flights
- Early mornings69% on time · p90 45 min · 410 flights
- Evenings33% on time · p90 145 min · 60 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,025 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 977 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,038 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 953 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,051 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 991 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 1,060 flights
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