Flights Portland → Albuquerque
PDX → ABQ
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Albuquerque is characterized by high punctuality, with 94% of flights arriving on time and an average delay of just 1.4 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 86 flights operated using Boeing 737-300 aircraft, serving Albuquerque International Sunport, which opened in 1941 and currently handles approximately 4.37 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 Portland (PDX) → Albuquerque (ABQ) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 93 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albuquerque: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Albuquerque (ABQ) heads south-east for about 1,787 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 39m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 92% of PDX-ABQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albuquerque it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 93 tracked PDX-ABQ flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-ABQ
On the Portland (PDX) -> Albuquerque (ABQ) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 93 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Albuquerque is 0.00% across 93 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.
