Flights Portland → Atlanta
PDX → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Atlanta operates with a high on-time performance rate of 91%, with an average delay of just 2.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 301 flights using Boeing 737-900 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which handles nearly 108 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) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 377 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 3,489 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 47m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 66% of PDX-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 377 tracked PDX-ATL flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-ATL
On the Portland (PDX) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 377 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Atlanta is 1.59% across 377 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
