Flights Portland → Washington
PDX → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Washington operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 2.1 minutes across the total of 57 flights recorded. The busy destination airport sees over 21 million passengers annually, and the aircraft used for this route include Boeing 757-200 and Airbus A320 models.
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) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 61 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Washington (IAD) heads east for about 3,736 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 5m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 61% of PDX-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 61 tracked PDX-IAD flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-IAD
On the Portland (PDX) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 61 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Washington is 0.00% across 61 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
