Flights Portland → San Diego
PDX → SAN
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to San Diego operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 461 total flights along this route, experiencing an average delay of just 3.9 minutes. The destination airport in San Diego, which opened in 1928 and currently handles over 22 million passengers annually, is served by a mix of Boeing 737 variants and Airbus A319 aircraft for this particular 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) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 602 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to San Diego (SAN) heads south for about 1,503 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of PDX-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 602 tracked PDX-SAN flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 5.2% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-SAN
On the Portland (PDX) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 602 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-San Diego is 5.15% across 602 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Spirit 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.
