Flights Portland → Sacramento
PDX → SMF
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Sacramento operates with an average on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 4.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 560 total flights using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and Boeing 737-300, serving the destination airport which handles around 12,313,370 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) → Sacramento (SMF) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 737 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sacramento: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Sacramento (SMF) heads south for about 771 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of PDX-SMF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sacramento it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 737 tracked PDX-SMF flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-SMF
On the Portland (PDX) -> Sacramento (SMF) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 737 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Sacramento is 1.09% across 737 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 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.
