Flights Anchorage → Portland
ANC → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Anchorage to Portland operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 3.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 385 flights using various Boeing 737 models, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 18.6 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 Anchorage (ANC) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 457 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.53%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), 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 Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Anchorage (ANC) to Portland (PDX) heads south-east for about 2,477 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 31m.
Departures from Anchorage on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of ANC-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 0.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 457 tracked ANC-PDX flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ANC-PDX
On the Anchorage (ANC) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 457 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Anchorage-Portland is 1.53% across 457 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska 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.
