Flights Portland → Spokane
PDX → GEG
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Spokane is served by the De Havillland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, with a high on-time performance rate of 91%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 423 flights, each averaging only a 1.3-minute delay. The destination airport handles nearly 3.2 million passengers annually, indicating its significance in regional air travel.
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) → Spokane (GEG) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 531 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.45%. 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 Spokane the average ATFM delay is 1.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Spokane: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Spokane (GEG) heads north-east for about 448 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of PDX-GEG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Spokane it is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 531 tracked PDX-GEG flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-GEG
On the Portland (PDX) -> Spokane (GEG) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 531 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Spokane is 2.45% across 531 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.
