Flights Chicago → Portland
MDW → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Portland has a punctuality rate of 64%, with an average delay of 21.3 minutes per flight. Over the year, this route operates approximately 146 flights, serving one of the destinations that receives 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 Chicago (MDW) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 177 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Portland (PDX) heads west for about 2,811 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 56m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of MDW-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 177 tracked MDW-PDX flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 2.8% 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 MDW-PDX
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 177 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Portland is 2.82% across 177 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.
