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Route Reliability

Portland → Tucson

PDXTUS · 1,119 miles · Portland International Airport to Tucson International Airport

92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
388
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 85% of the time across 388 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

PDX–TUS flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 83% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PDX–TUS flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 81%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 388 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

Ticking up lately.

PDX–TUS flights arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon89%(63 flights)
  • Tue87%(46 flights)
  • Wed84%(44 flights)
  • Thu84%(62 flights)
  • Fri81%(62 flights)
  • Sat89%(46 flights)
  • Sun84%(64 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(126 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(72 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(163 flights)
  • 6–9 PM96%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Oct 82% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202582%54
November 202590%51
December 202573%52
January 202684%50
February 202693%44
March 202691%54
April 202682%51
May 202690%31

Based on 388 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.