Flights Albuquerque → Portland
ABQ → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Albuquerque to Portland has a high on-time performance rate of 93%, with an average arrival three minutes early. Over the past period, there have been 86 flights on this route, connecting passengers from Albuquerque International Sunport, which opened in 1941, to one of the busiest airports in the United States by passenger traffic, serving nearly 18.5 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Albuquerque (ABQ) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 93 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Portland (PDX) heads north-west for about 1,787 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 39m.
Departures from Albuquerque on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 92% of ABQ-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 93 tracked ABQ-PDX flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of -2 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABQ-PDX
On the Albuquerque (ABQ) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of -2 minutes, based on 93 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albuquerque-Portland is 0.00% across 93 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
