Flights Reno → Portland
RNO → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Reno to Portland operates with a high level of punctuality, boasting an on-time performance rate of 88%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded an average delay time of just 6.5 minutes per flight, out of a total of 185 flights conducted using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft. This route serves a busy destination airport that accommodates over 18,563,132 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 Reno (RNO) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 223 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Reno (RNO) to Portland (PDX) heads north for about 716 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Reno on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 73% of RNO-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 223 tracked RNO-PDX flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about RNO-PDX
On the Reno (RNO) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 223 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Reno-Portland is 1.79% across 223 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Alaska Airlines, Southwest 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.
