Flights San Jose → Portland
SJC → PDX
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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 San Jose (SJC) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 757 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (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 San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Jose (SJC) to Portland (PDX) heads north for about 916 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 34m.
Departures from San Jose on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 51% of SJC-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 757 tracked SJC-PDX flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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On the San Jose (SJC) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 757 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Jose-Portland is 1.32% across 757 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American 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.
