Flights Washington → Portland
DCA → PDX
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Portland, using Boeing 737 aircraft. With a total of 89 flights recorded, the on-time performance is at 71%, with an average delay of 19.6 minutes. The origin airport in Washington has been in operation since 1938, while the destination airport serves 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 Washington (DCA) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.6/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Portland (PDX) heads north-west for about 3,773 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 8m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of DCA-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked DCA-PDX flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
Airlines operating DCA-PDX
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-PDX
On the Washington (DCA) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Portland is 1.67% across 120 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
