Flights Portland → Long Beach
PDX → LGB
How long is the flight from Portland to Long Beach?
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB) takes 1h 58m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
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 10 flights monitored in recent months, 33% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Long Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 1h 58m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of PDX-LGB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Long Beach it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 10 tracked PDX-LGB flights, 33% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 0.0% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-LGB
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB) takes 1h 58m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Portland (PDX) -> Long Beach (LGB) route, on-time performance is 33% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 10 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Long Beach is 0.00% across 10 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.
