The flight time from Portland to San Jose is 1 hour, 42 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PDX Portland, OR 3 minutes early.
11 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 26 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SJC San Jose, CA 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
93%
Southwest
87%
Spirit
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Portland to San Jose is 1 hour, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 26 minutes.

The flight distance from Portland to San Jose is 569 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Jose to Portland
1 hour, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 38m
Alaska
1h 45m
Spirit
1h 45m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

60

Distance

569 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
30
Alaska
29
Spirit
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Portland from San Jose by plane?

The distance from Portland to San Jose by plane is 569 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 San Jose?

The flight time from Portland to San Jose is 1 hour, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 26 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 1 hour, 45 minutes.

What airlines fly from Portland to San Jose?

Alaska, Southwest, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Portland to San Jose.

Does Southwest fly from Portland to San Jose?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Portland (PDX) to San Jose (SJC). On average, they have 30 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 11 minutes
In the Air 86 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives San Jose 6 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 San Jose, Southwest is 87% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 87% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 93% 7% 0%
Southwest 87% 12% 1%
Spirit 80% 18% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Portland and San Jose, 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 10 84 4 98
Alaska 12 89 4 105
Spirit 13 87 4 105

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
6pm 0.37
6am 1.3
2pm 0.67
7am 0.31
5pm 0.26
8am 0.31
9am 0.72
5am 0.12
11am 0.36
1pm 0.35
3pm 0.24
8pm 0.86
7pm 0.32
12pm 0.44
4pm 0.9
9pm 0.33
10am 0.69

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland to San Jose 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 224
February 193
March 230
April 231
May 242
June 287
July 307
August 295
September 271
October 280
November 284
December 299

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Portland to San Jose 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 9.63
Tuesday 8.87
Wednesday 9.04
Thursday 9.54
Friday 9.79
Saturday 5.4
Sunday 8.17

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
Southwest 1
Alaska 1
Spirit 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)
6pm 11 85 4 101
6am 11 86 4 101
2pm 12 89 4 106
7am 11 86 3 102
5pm 9 84 4 98
8am 11 84 4 100
9am 12 88 4 104
5am 10 83 4 98
11am 10 85 4 99
1pm 11 85 4 101
3pm 10 87 4 101
8pm 10 86 4 100
7pm 12 87 4 104
12pm 11 85 3 100
4pm 11 87 4 102
9pm 11 85 4 100
10am 12 88 4 105
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.