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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Portland

DFWPDX · 1,616 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Portland International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
2,441
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines73%523 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines63%1,918 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–PDX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 45% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

DFW–PDX flights arrived on time 70% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 62%.

Alaska Airlines runs this route best.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 73% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 63%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(357 flights)
  • Tue67%(325 flights)
  • Wed70%(313 flights)
  • Thu62%(357 flights)
  • Fri69%(353 flights)
  • Sat64%(323 flights)
  • Sun62%(355 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM74%(482 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(402 flights)
  • 12–3 PM51%(70 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(673 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(542 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM45%(213 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 52% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%224
July 202561%223
August 202551%233
September 202571%196
October 202559%219
November 202571%198
December 202565%213
January 202668%153
February 202677%154
March 202679%184
April 202672%191
May 202665%195

Based on 2,441 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.