Flights Newark → Portland
EWR → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Newark 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 approximately 167 flights using either Boeing 737-900 or Airbus A320 aircraft.
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 Newark (EWR) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 205 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Portland (PDX) heads north-west for about 3,907 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 18m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of EWR-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 205 tracked EWR-PDX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 4.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-PDX
On the Newark (EWR) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 205 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Portland is 4.39% across 205 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
