Flights Portland → Santa Rosa
PDX → STS
How long is the flight from Portland to Santa Rosa?
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Santa Rosa (STS) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Santa Rosa operates with high punctuality, boasting an on-time performance rate of 89%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 208 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of just 2.5 minutes.
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) → Santa Rosa (STS) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 540 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Santa Rosa the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Santa Rosa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Santa Rosa (STS) heads south for about 787 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of PDX-STS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Santa Rosa it is 2.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 540 tracked PDX-STS flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-STS
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Santa Rosa (STS) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Portland (PDX) -> Santa Rosa (STS) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 540 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Santa Rosa is 1.11% across 540 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
