Flights Kansas City → Portland
MCI → PDX
How long is the flight from Kansas City to Portland?
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Portland (PDX) takes 3h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Kansas City to Portland operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 0.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 77 flights on this route using Boeing 737-300 aircraft, serving the busy Portland International Airport which sees 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 Kansas City (MCI) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 198 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Portland (PDX) heads north-west for about 2,379 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 10m.
Departures from Kansas City on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 88% of MCI-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 198 tracked MCI-PDX flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCI-PDX
The flight from Kansas City (MCI) to Portland (PDX) takes 3h 10m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Kansas City (MCI) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 198 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kansas City-Portland is 0.51% across 198 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.
