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Route Reliability

New York → Portland

JFK–PDX · 2,454 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Portland International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
914
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines72%550 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines69%364 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–PDX flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

JFK–PDX flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 62%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 69%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(124 flights)
  • Tue71%(125 flights)
  • Wed74%(129 flights)
  • Thu62%(125 flights)
  • Fri69%(129 flights)
  • Sat76%(127 flights)
  • Sun72%(129 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(126 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(76 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(515 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(171 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 56% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%89
July 202561%85
August 202580%92
September 202587%89
October 202575%92
November 202561%64
December 202555%60
January 202678%60
February 202675%51
March 202656%61
April 202675%60
May 202681%85

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Based on 914 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.