Route · SFO → PDX · 2020–2025 BTS data
San Francisco to Portland
The SFO–PDX corridor (San Francisco, CA → Portland, OR) runs ahead of the national average, served by 22 carriers across roughly 550 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.4%
- On-time
- +5.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 64 min
- Delay when late
- 19,421
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Jan 2025 90%
Worst Month
Mar 2024 66%
Distance
550 mi
Carriers
22
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 235 | 50 | 1 | 0 | AS,UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 280 | 58 | 5 | 0 | UA,AS |
| Oct 2025 | 344 | 59 | 0 | 0 | AS,OO,UA |
| Sep 2025 | 328 | 42 | 0 | 0 | UA,OO,AS |
| Aug 2025 | 327 | 47 | 2 | 0 | OO,F9,UA,AS |
| Jul 2025 | 315 | 59 | 1 | 0 | AS,OO,UA,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 301 | 50 | 0 | 0 | AS,OO,UA,F9 |
| May 2025 | 293 | 54 | 0 | 0 | AS,OO,UA |
| Apr 2025 | 270 | 37 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA,AS |
| Mar 2025 | 290 | 51 | 0 | 0 | AS,OO,UA |
| Feb 2025 | 262 | 51 | 3 | 0 | AS,OO,UA,F9 |
| Jan 2025 | 289 | 29 | 1 | 0 | AS,OO,UA,F9 |
| Dec 2024 | 333 | 67 | 1 | 0 | AS,F9,OO,UA |
| Nov 2024 | 346 | 75 | 3 | 0 | OO,UA,AS,F9 |
| Oct 2024 | 356 | 38 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS,OO,F9 |
| Sep 2024 | 317 | 65 | 2 | 0 | OO,UA,AS,F9 |
| Aug 2024 | 351 | 66 | 1 | 0 | AS,F9,OO,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 351 | 89 | 9 | 0 | AS,F9,OO,UA |
| Jun 2024 | 250 | 81 | 2 | 0 | AS,F9,OO,UA |
| May 2024 | 291 | 83 | 3 | 0 | AS,F9,OO,UA |
| Apr 2024 | 245 | 76 | 2 | 0 | AS,F9,OO,UA |
| Mar 2024 | 272 | 92 | 1 | 1 | AS,OO,UA |
| Feb 2024 | 249 | 70 | 4 | 0 | AS,OO,UA |
| Jan 2024 | 222 | 40 | 23 | 0 | AS,OO,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
65 of 7,117 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
1 of 7,117 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
Origin airport →PDX - Portland
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Portland, OR.
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What the Data Says About SFO to PDX
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show San Francisco to Portland (SFO to PDX) running a 84.4% on-time rate over 19,421 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 63.7 minutes. The 550-mile corridor is served by 22 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.9% of 7,117 flights were cancelled, 0.0% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 90% on-time, while Mar 2024 came in at just 66% - a 24-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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