Historical on-time performance
Portland to New York
2,454 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–JFK arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%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
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights522
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)65%
- Late aircraft14%
- 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 PDX → JFK
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,697 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 65 min · 441 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 80 min · 504 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 100 min · 276 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 407 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 424 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 424 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 415 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 420 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 406 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 422 flights
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