Historical on-time performance
Portland to Fresno
626 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–FAT arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 674 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.1%Flights674
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 PDX → FAT
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 83% to 87% on time.
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 20 min · 151 flights · limited
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 317 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 30 min · 849 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 40 min · 238 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 166 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 234 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 25 min · 232 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 227 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 35 min · 250 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 35 min · 253 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 260 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 35 min · 265 flights
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