Flights Spokane → Portland
GEG → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Spokane to Portland operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time performance of 90%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded an average delay of just 2.9 minutes per flight, out of a total of 423 flights. The aircraft used for this route is the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, serving a destination airport that sees over 18 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 Spokane (GEG) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 531 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.1/100 (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 Spokane the average ATFM delay is 1.6 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Spokane (GEG) to Portland (PDX) heads south-west for about 448 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Spokane on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of GEG-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Spokane the average ATFM delay is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 531 tracked GEG-PDX flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about GEG-PDX
On the Spokane (GEG) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 531 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Spokane-Portland is 2.82% across 531 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska 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.
