Flights Portland → Los Angeles
PDX → LAX
How long is the flight from Portland to Los Angeles?
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 1h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 8 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 Los Angeles operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 8.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 1036 flights are conducted along this busy corridor using various Boeing 737 models and Canadair Regional Jets, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, which opened in 1926 and currently handles nearly 76.6 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) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 2571 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads south for about 1,343 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 53m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of PDX-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,571 tracked PDX-LAX flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-LAX
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 1h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 8 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Portland (PDX) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 2571 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Los Angeles is 1.83% across 2571 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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.
