Flights Portland → Phoenix
PDX → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Phoenix operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the course of the year, this route sees approximately 1036 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 series planes. The destination airport in Phoenix handles a substantial number of passengers annually, with over 44 million people passing through it each year.
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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1360 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Phoenix (PHX) heads south-east for about 1,625 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 27m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of PDX-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,360 tracked PDX-PHX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.8% 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-PHX
On the Portland (PDX) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1360 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Phoenix is 1.76% across 1360 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.
