Flights Palm Springs → Portland
PSP → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Palm Springs to Portland operates with high punctuality, boasting a 93% on-time performance rate. Over the course of a year, it averages about 285 flights using Boeing 737-700 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of just 3.7 minutes. The destination airport in Portland serves over 18 million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and connectivity.
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 Palm Springs (PSP) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 371 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.6/100 (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 Palm Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.9 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Palm Springs (PSP) to Portland (PDX) heads north for about 1,406 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 11m.
Departures from Palm Springs on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of PSP-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Palm Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 371 tracked PSP-PDX flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 5.7% 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 PSP-PDX
On the Palm Springs (PSP) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 371 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Palm Springs-Portland is 5.66% across 371 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.
