Flights Portland → Ontario
PDX → ONT
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Ontario is served by the Canadair Regional Jet 700 and operates with a high level of punctuality, as indicated by an on-time performance rate of 86%. Over the course of the year, there have been 247 flights on this route, with an average delay time of just 1.7 minutes per flight.
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) → Ontario (ONT) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 299 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Ontario the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Ontario: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Ontario (ONT) heads south for about 1,351 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 7m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of PDX-ONT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Ontario it is 2.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 299 tracked PDX-ONT flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 4.0% 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% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-ONT
On the Portland (PDX) -> Ontario (ONT) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 299 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Ontario is 4.01% across 299 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
