Flights Fresno → Portland
FAT → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Fresno to Portland operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time performance of 90%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded an average delay of just 3.6 minutes per flight out of a total of 98 flights. The aircraft used for this route is the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, serving a destination airport that sees over 18 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 Fresno (FAT) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 119 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.1/100 (low), 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 Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fresno (FAT) to Portland (PDX) heads north for about 1,009 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Fresno on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 92% of FAT-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 119 tracked FAT-PDX flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.7% 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 FAT-PDX
On the Fresno (FAT) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 119 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fresno-Portland is 1.68% across 119 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.
