Flights Atlanta → Portland
ATL → PWM
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Portland operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 75%. Over the period in question, there were 91 flights, each averaging a delay of 12 minutes. The destination airport serves approximately 2,180,154 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 Atlanta (ATL) → Portland (PWM) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 122 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Portland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Portland (PWM) heads north-east for about 1,652 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 29m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 98% of ATL-PWM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 122 tracked ATL-PWM flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-PWM
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Portland (PWM) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 122 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Portland is 0.00% across 122 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
