Flights Sacramento → Portland
SMF → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Sacramento to Portland operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 6.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 560 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 18.6 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 Sacramento (SMF) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 737 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), 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 Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sacramento (SMF) to Portland (PDX) heads north for about 771 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Sacramento on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of SMF-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 737 tracked SMF-PDX flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.9% 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 SMF-PDX
On the Sacramento (SMF) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 737 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sacramento-Portland is 0.95% across 737 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.
