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Airport month · February 2026
Portland International in February 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,182 domestic departures from Portland International (PDX). 85.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.5% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so PDX departures were 7.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 3,983 departures with 83.7% leaving on time: a change of +2.0 points, with flights up 5%.
Flights arriving at PDX that month were on time 84.5% of the time (4,177 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 40%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 24%.
- On time 85.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.6%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | PDX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 85.7% | 83.7% | 82.7% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 85.5% | 84.1% | 82.0% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 9.0 min | 9.9 min | 11.6 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 139 | 133 | 173 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,182 | 3,983 | 63,282 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Alaska Airlines | 1,847 | 44% | 84.1% | -1.2 min | 0.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 626 | 15% | 88.5% | -1.9 min | 0.3% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 542 | 13% | 82.1% | 1.8 min | 0.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 465 | 11% | 91.4% | -9.9 min | 1.9% |
| UA United Airlines | 382 | 9% | 83.0% | -0.4 min | 0.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 293 | 7% | 88.4% | -1.4 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 19 | 0% | 94.7% | -12.6 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 8 | 0% | 75.0% | 8.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDX–SEA | Portland to Seattle | 343 | 91.0% | -5.4 min | 0.3% |
| PDX–LAX | Portland to Los Angeles | 308 | 85.4% | 3.9 min | 1.3% |
| PDX–PHX | Portland to Phoenix | 279 | 85.3% | -1.6 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–SFO | Portland to San Francisco | 256 | 71.5% | 10.8 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–DEN | Portland to Denver | 245 | 86.1% | 0.7 min | 0.4% |
| PDX–LAS | Portland to Las Vegas | 206 | 85.4% | 1.2 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–SLC | Portland to Salt Lake City | 172 | 90.1% | -8.3 min | 1.2% |
| PDX–DFW | Portland to Dallas/Fort Worth | 157 | 83.4% | 9.7 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–ORD | Portland to Chicago | 148 | 89.2% | -8.3 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–SMF | Portland to Sacramento | 144 | 86.1% | -1.9 min | 0.7% |
| PDX–SJC | Portland to San Jose | 120 | 88.3% | -2.1 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–SAN | Portland to San Diego | 119 | 83.2% | 0.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PDX on time in February 2026?
85.7% of 4,182 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 83.7% of 3,983 departures left on time and 1.5% were cancelled, against 85.7% and 0.7% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PDX · methodology · corrections.