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Route Reliability

Portland → Oakland

PDXOAK · 543 miles · Portland International Airport to Oakland International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
1,878
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines89%674 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines77%1,204 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PDX–OAK flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 52% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

PDX–OAK flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 77%.

Alaska Airlines runs this route best.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 77%.

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
  • Mon80%(279 flights)
  • Tue81%(263 flights)
  • Wed84%(260 flights)
  • Thu77%(270 flights)
  • Fri79%(277 flights)
  • Sat89%(214 flights)
  • Sun82%(302 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(143 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(527 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(322 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(79 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(504 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(174 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM52%(116 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 76% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%177
July 202573%177
August 202580%166
September 202579%159
October 202580%162
November 202585%146
December 202580%159
January 202690%146
February 202687%127
March 202682%143
April 202685%149
May 202683%154

Based on 1,878 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.