Flights Portland → Boise
PDX → BOI
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Boise operates with a high level of punctuality, boasting an on-time performance rate of 91%. Over the course of a year, this route sees 421 flights using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash and Canadair Regional Jet 700, with each flight typically experiencing only a minor delay averaging 2.2 minutes.
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) → Boise (BOI) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 551 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boise the average ATFM delay is 1.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Boise: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Boise (BOI) heads east for about 553 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of PDX-BOI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boise it is 1.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 551 tracked PDX-BOI flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.4% 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 PDX-BOI
On the Portland (PDX) -> Boise (BOI) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 551 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Boise is 0.36% across 551 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.
