Flights Portland → New York
PWM → JFK
How long is the flight from Portland to New York?
The flight from Portland (PWM) to New York (JFK) takes 50 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights 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 New York is served by an Embraer 190 aircraft and operates with a high level of punctuality, with 87% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 210 total flights along this route, each experiencing an average delay of just 3.3 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1948, handles over 62 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 (PWM) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 632 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PWM) to New York (JFK) heads south-west for about 440 km, a flight time of roughly 50m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of PWM-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 632 tracked PWM-JFK flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 6.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PWM-JFK
The flight from Portland (PWM) to New York (JFK) takes 50 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Portland (PWM) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 632 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-New York is 6.33% across 632 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
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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.
