Flights Portland → Medford
PDX → MFR
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Medford operates with high punctuality, boasting a 90% on-time performance rate and an average delay of just 0.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 277 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 811,901 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) → Medford (MFR) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 304 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.99%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Medford the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Medford: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Medford (MFR) heads south for about 358 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of PDX-MFR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Medford it is 1.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 304 tracked PDX-MFR flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-MFR
On the Portland (PDX) -> Medford (MFR) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 304 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Medford is 0.99% across 304 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska 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.
