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Route Reliability

San Jose → Portland

SJCPDX · 569 miles · San José Mineta International Airport to Portland International Airport

93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
2,553
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines92%1,554 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines80%999 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SJC–PDX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 65% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

SJC–PDX flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 81%.

Alaska Airlines runs this route best.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 92% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 80%.

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
  • Mon88%(401 flights)
  • Tue90%(350 flights)
  • Wed93%(343 flights)
  • Thu86%(396 flights)
  • Fri81%(393 flights)
  • Sat91%(267 flights)
  • Sun83%(391 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(598 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(797 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(305 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(189 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(550 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(102 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 85% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%218
July 202580%222
August 202588%252
September 202588%242
October 202585%238
November 202589%206
December 202587%236
January 202688%182
February 202690%168
March 202691%182
April 202694%192
May 202685%203

Based on 2,553 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.