Flights Portland → Oakland
PDX → OAK
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Oakland operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.3 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 420 total flights using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and Boeing 737-300, serving Oakland International Airport, which opened in 1927 and currently handles over eleven 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) → Oakland (OAK) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 603 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Oakland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Oakland (OAK) heads south for about 876 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of PDX-OAK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Oakland it is 1.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 603 tracked PDX-OAK flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-OAK
On the Portland (PDX) -> Oakland (OAK) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 603 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Oakland is 1.49% across 603 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest 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.
