The flight time from Los Angeles to Portland is 2 hours, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 5 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 57 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PDX Portland, OR 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
92%
Alaska
88%
Delta
88%
American
85%
Frontier
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Portland is 2 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Portland is 834 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Portland to Los Angeles
2 hours, 21 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 15m
Delta
2h 16m
Frontier
2h 21m
American
2h 23m
Alaska
2h 24m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

86

Distance

834 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
39
Delta
31
American
12
Spirit
2
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Portland by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Portland by plane is 834 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Portland?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Portland is 2 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 57 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 15 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 2 hours, 24 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Portland?

Frontier, Delta, Alaska, Spirit, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Portland.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Portland?

Southwest does not fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Portland (PDX). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Los Angeles 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 117 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Portland 9 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Los Angeles to Portland, Delta is 88% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 88% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 92% 5% 3%
Delta 88% 11% 1%
Alaska 88% 11% 1%
American 85% 14% 1%
Frontier 73% 27% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles and Portland, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Spirit 15 113 5 135
Delta 13 116 5 136
Frontier 14 120 6 141
American 20 117 4 143
Alaska 21 117 4 144

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
12pm 0.6
6am 1.22
7am 0.88
3pm 0.13
5pm 0.98
9pm 0.51
7pm 1.05
4pm 1.08
1pm 1.26
8pm 0.88
10am 0.54
11am 0.13
9am 1.67
2pm 0.26
6pm 0.73
8am 0.23

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to Portland that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 313
February 316
March 362
April 360
May 371
June 374
July 412
August 426
September 409
October 396
November 356
December 401

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to Portland that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 13.27
Tuesday 11.56
Wednesday 11.48
Thursday 12.94
Friday 13.08
Saturday 11.13
Sunday 13

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Alaska 1
Delta 1
American 0
Spirit 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
12pm 21 116 4 144
6am 16 117 5 141
7am 16 117 4 139
3pm 17 121 4 144
5pm 15 116 4 139
9pm 23 116 4 146
7pm 21 115 4 142
4pm 18 117 4 141
1pm 14 117 4 137
8pm 15 116 5 138
10am 22 115 4 140
11am 17 119 4 142
9am 19 117 4 143
2pm 18 122 4 144
6pm 18 117 4 142
8am 24 119 4 151
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.