The flight time from Phoenix to Portland is 2 hours, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 2 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 22 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PDX Portland, OR 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
88%
American
85%
Southwest
83%
Frontier
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Portland is 2 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 22 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Portland is 1009 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Portland to Phoenix
2 hours, 31 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 36m
American
2h 44m
Frontier
2h 45m
Alaska
2h 48m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

79

Distance

1009 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
27
Southwest
24
American
22
Frontier
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Portland by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Portland by plane is 1009 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Phoenix to Portland?

The flight time from Phoenix to Portland is 2 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 22 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 36 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 2 hours, 48 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Portland?

Southwest, Alaska, Frontier, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to Portland.

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Portland?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Portland (PDX). On average, they have 24 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Phoenix 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 142 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Portland 3 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 Phoenix to Portland, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 88% 10% 2%
American 85% 15% 0%
Southwest 83% 17% 0%
Frontier 75% 24% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix 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)
Southwest 11 140 3 156
American 16 143 4 164
Frontier 13 143 7 165
Alaska 18 143 4 168

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
3pm 0.55
8pm 0.98
5am 0.14
2pm 1.26
4pm 0.59
11pm 0.01
6am 0.68
12pm 0.35
8am 0.73
11am 0.56
1pm 0.36
5pm 0.52
6pm 0.83
7am 1.29
10am 0.77
9am 0.25
9pm 0.73
10pm 0.15
7pm 0.46

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 314
February 339
March 435
April 399
May 337
June 284
July 309
August 330
September 316
October 333
November 370
December 372

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 12.25
Tuesday 10.23
Wednesday 10.38
Thursday 11.58
Friday 11.94
Saturday 11.19
Sunday 12

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
Southwest 0
American 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)
3pm 13 144 4 163
8pm 14 139 4 160
5am 14 143 6 164
2pm 14 144 4 162
4pm 15 141 4 162
11pm 26 136 6 172
6am 16 144 4 165
12pm 14 142 4 160
8am 15 144 3 163
11am 21 146 4 172
1pm 13 143 4 160
5pm 11 140 4 158
6pm 14 145 5 165
7am 16 141 4 163
10am 17 140 4 164
9am 18 142 3 165
9pm 15 139 4 161
10pm 10 139 3 154
7pm 13 142 4 161
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.