Flights Portland → New York
PDX → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to New York exhibits high punctuality, with 97% of flights arriving on time and an average delay of zero minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 178 total flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A320 and Boeing 757 series planes, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States which opened in 1948 and handles over 62 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 239 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 3,939 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 21m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 97% of PDX-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 239 tracked PDX-JFK flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 7.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-JFK
On the Portland (PDX) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 239 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-New York is 7.11% across 239 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
