Flights Portland → Calgary
PDX → YYC
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Calgary connects two cities with significant travel demand, serving an airport in the destination city that handles over seventeen million passengers annually. This high-volume route likely offers frequent and reliable service given the substantial traffic at Calgary's airport.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Portland (PDX) → Calgary (YYC) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Calgary the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Calgary: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Calgary (YYC) heads north-east for about 883 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Calgary it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating PDX-YYC
Airports
Frequently asked questions about PDX-YYC
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The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, 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.
