Flights Detroit → Portland
DTW → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Portland operates with a Boeing 737-900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 74%, with average delays of 26.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 18,563,132 passengers pass through the destination airport, 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 Detroit (DTW) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 58 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Portland (PDX) heads west for about 3,135 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 20m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 93% of DTW-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 58 tracked DTW-PDX flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-PDX
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 58 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Portland is 1.72% across 58 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
