Las Vegas to Portland

What the Data Says About LAS to PDX

The Las Vegas to Portland corridor (LAS → PDX) covers roughly 763 miles and is served by 34 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 19,893 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.4% on-time rate with an average delay of 61.1 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 7,139 flights were recorded on this pairing — 60 cancelled (0.8%) and 4 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 34 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 19,893 total flights analyzed, the 80.4% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 61.1-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 86% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 63% on-time — a 24-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LAS to PDX route, the combination of a 80.4% on-time rate, 61.1-minute average delay, 0.8% recent cancellation rate, and 34 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.