Historical on-time performance
Portland to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,616 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–DFW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
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-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights470
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.7%Flights1,918
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 55 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 PDX → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 2,816 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,082 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 311 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 50 min · 2,503 flights
- Early mornings70% on time · p90 45 min · 399 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,047 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 955 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,038 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 994 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,064 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,062 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,011 flights
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