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Route Reliability

Portland → Atlanta

PDXATL · 2,172 miles · Portland International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
1,593
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 Lines91%1,306 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines76%286 flights

Not enough history to rank: American Airlines (1 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

12–3 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, against 87% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PDX–ATL flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 84%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 76%.

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
  • Mon87%(231 flights)
  • Tue89%(226 flights)
  • Wed91%(226 flights)
  • Thu89%(227 flights)
  • Fri84%(225 flights)
  • Sat86%(204 flights)
  • Sun90%(232 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(643 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(307 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(232 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM88%(389 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 77% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%165
July 202576%175
August 202588%162
September 202589%145
October 202590%154
November 202591%138
December 202588%121
January 202693%90
February 202699%78
March 202699%99
April 202690%115
May 202689%129

Based on 1,593 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.