Flights Portland → Dallas-Fort Worth
PDX → DFW
How long is the flight from Portland to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 3h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 536 flights using either McDonnell Douglas MD-83 or Airbus A320 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States with nearly 87.8 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) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 1364 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-east for about 2,597 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 18m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of PDX-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,364 tracked PDX-DFW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-DFW
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 3h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Portland (PDX) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1364 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.35% across 1364 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Dallas-Fort Worth, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
