Flights Boston → Portland
BOS → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Portland operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 88%. Over the course of a year, it sees around 103 flights using Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft, with each flight typically experiencing only a minor delay averaging 1.3 minutes. The destination airport serves approximately 18,563,132 passengers annually, indicating its significant traffic volume.
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 Boston (BOS) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 123 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (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 Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Portland (PDX) heads north-west for about 4,072 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 31m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 80% of BOS-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 123 tracked BOS-PDX flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 4.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-PDX
On the Boston (BOS) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 123 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Portland is 4.88% across 123 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways.
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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.
