The flight time from Portland to Ontario is 2 hours, 14 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PDX Portland, OR 3 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 56 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ONT Ontario, CA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
90%
Frontier
82%
Southwest
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Portland to Ontario is 2 hours, 14 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 56 minutes.

The flight distance from Portland to Ontario is 838 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Ontario to Portland
2 hours, 18 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 5m
Alaska
2h 14m
Frontier
2h 15m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

17

Distance

838 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
14
Frontier
2
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Portland from Ontario by plane?

The distance from Portland to Ontario by plane is 838 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 Ontario?

The flight time from Portland to Ontario is 2 hours, 14 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 56 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 5 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 15 minutes.

What airlines fly from Portland to Ontario?

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

Does Southwest fly from Portland to Ontario?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Portland (PDX) to Ontario (ONT). On average, they have 0 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 Portland 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 116 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Ontario 4 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 Ontario, Southwest is 78% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 90% 8% 2%
Frontier 82% 14% 4%
Southwest 78% 22% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Portland and Ontario, 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 9 111 4 125
Alaska 12 117 4 134
Frontier 14 114 6 135

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
7am 0.14
6pm 0.08
2pm 0.13
11am 0.08
4pm 0.37
8am 0.51
1pm 0.01
8pm 0.18
3pm 0.24
12pm 0.01
7pm 0.34
9am 0.09
5pm 0.27

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland to Ontario 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 52
February 72
March 98
April 108
May 115
June 118
July 128
August 31
September 30
October 35
November 60
December 64

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland to Ontario 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 2.5
Tuesday 2.25
Wednesday 2.31
Thursday 2.5
Friday 2.5
Saturday 2.31
Sunday 3.15

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 0
Frontier 0
Southwest 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)
7am 14 116 5 137
6pm 16 114 6 135
2pm 11 119 3 133
11am 14 116 5 134
4pm 12 117 4 133
8am 12 117 3 133
1pm 14 117 5 136
8pm 11 119 3 134
3pm 12 117 5 134
12pm 12 117 5 135
7pm 12 116 4 133
9am 11 119 4 134
5pm 13 114 5 133
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.