Flights Portland → Newark
PDX → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Newark operates with a mix of Boeing 737-900, Airbus A319, and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With an average delay time of 11.8 minutes per flight and a punctuality rate of 78%, the service maintains relatively high reliability despite minor delays. Newark Liberty International Airport, which opened in 2001, handles over 43 million passengers annually on this busy route.
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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 205 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.41%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 3,907 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 18m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 59% of PDX-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 205 tracked PDX-EWR flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-EWR
On the Portland (PDX) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 205 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Newark is 3.41% across 205 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
