Flights Portland → Long Beach
PDX → LGB
Route overview
The flight route connects Portland to Long Beach, operating with a mix of Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Airbus A320 aircraft. The destination airport in Long Beach sees over three million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for air travel between these cities.
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) → Long Beach (LGB) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 3 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Long Beach the average ATFM delay is 1.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Long Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB) heads south for about 1,363 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 7m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of PDX-LGB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Long Beach it is 1.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 3 tracked PDX-LGB flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
Airlines operating PDX-LGB
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-LGB
On the Portland (PDX) -> Long Beach (LGB) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 3 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Long Beach is 0.00% across 3 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Long Beach, 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.
