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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Portland

PHXPDX · 1,010 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Portland International Airport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
3,765
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%1,388 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines87%106 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines77%994 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines72%1,277 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHX–PDX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 69% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 84% on time on Tuesdays against 79% on Sundays.

Alaska Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 72%.

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%(567 flights)
  • Tue84%(492 flights)
  • Wed79%(512 flights)
  • Thu79%(544 flights)
  • Fri80%(570 flights)
  • Sat80%(509 flights)
  • Sun79%(555 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(9 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(788 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(786 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(592 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(415 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(838 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(321 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 73% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%317
July 202578%312
August 202581%272
September 202581%253
October 202578%292
November 202579%304
December 202573%342
January 202686%298
February 202689%279
March 202682%408
April 202681%347
May 202681%325

Based on 3,765 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.