Flights Portland → Tucson
PDX → TUS
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Tucson operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 4.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 150 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving the busy destination airport which handles nearly 3.3 million 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) → Tucson (TUS) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 178 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 5.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tucson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Tucson (TUS) heads south-east for about 1,802 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 40m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 57% of PDX-TUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tucson it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 178 tracked PDX-TUS flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 0.6% 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-TUS
On the Portland (PDX) -> Tucson (TUS) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 178 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Tucson is 0.56% across 178 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.
