The flight time from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth is 3 hours, 38 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PDX Portland, OR 2 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 12 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
81%
Alaska
80%
Frontier
39%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth is 3 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 12 minutes.

The flight distance from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth is 1616 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas Fort Worth to Portland
4 hours, 1 minute

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
3h 36m
Alaska
3h 46m
Frontier
3h 48m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

44

Distance

1616 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200250

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
34
Alaska
9
Frontier
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Portland from Dallas Fort Worth by plane?

The distance from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth by plane is 1616 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth?

The flight time from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth is 3 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 12 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 3 hours, 36 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 48 minutes.

What airlines fly from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth?

Frontier, Alaska, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth.

Does Southwest fly from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth?

Southwest does not fly from Portland (PDX) to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). 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 Portland 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 192 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Dallas Fort Worth 5 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 Portland to Dallas Fort Worth, Frontier is 39% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 39% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 81% 17% 2%
Alaska 80% 18% 2%
Frontier 39% 52% 9%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Portland and Dallas Fort Worth, 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)
American 12 191 11 216
Alaska 15 194 13 226
Frontier 15 191 18 228

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
2pm 0.14
0am 0.46
8am 0.08
6am 0.56
6pm 0.07
1am 0
11pm 0.78
11am 0.33
12pm 0.94
7pm 0.01
5pm 0.04
5am 0.97
9am 0.32
4pm 0.01
7am 0.68
10pm 0
1pm 0.83

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth 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 174
February 164
March 176
April 181
May 219
June 250
July 261
August 207
September 170
October 175
November 174
December 180

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland to Dallas Fort Worth 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 6.44
Tuesday 6.38
Wednesday 6.06
Thursday 6.63
Friday 6.52
Saturday 6.31
Sunday 6.48

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
American 1
Alaska 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)
2pm 12 189 13 217
0am 12 192 16 225
8am 15 192 11 220
6am 13 191 10 215
6pm 15 191 18 223
1am 11 192 5 208
11pm 12 190 9 211
11am 12 193 12 219
12pm 13 194 12 220
7pm 15 189 15 219
5pm 17 191 25 235
5am 13 191 11 217
9am 15 193 12 221
4pm 17 198 16 239
7am 14 192 12 220
10pm 12 192 7 211
1pm 12 193 13 221
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.