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Airport month · April 2026
Portland International in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 5,040 domestic departures from Portland International (PDX). 85.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.5% reached their destination on time; 0.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so PDX departures were 6.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 4,763 departures with 86.6% leaving on time: a change of −1.5 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at PDX that month were on time 84.0% of the time (5,037 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 26%.
- On time 85.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.8%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.3%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | PDX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 85.1% | 86.6% | 82.7% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 85.5% | 85.0% | 82.0% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.0 min | 8.5 min | 11.6 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 168 | 159 | 173 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 5,040 | 4,763 | 63,282 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Alaska Airlines | 1,976 | 39% | 88.9% | -3.6 min | 0.4% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 897 | 18% | 89.1% | 2.0 min | 0.3% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 669 | 13% | 77.9% | 5.0 min | 0.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 578 | 11% | 89.4% | -3.9 min | 1.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 500 | 10% | 75.0% | 8.3 min | 0.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 364 | 7% | 81.3% | 0.2 min | 0.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 47 | 1% | 80.9% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 9 | 0% | 44.4% | 64.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDX–SEA | Portland to Seattle | 372 | 89.8% | -2.5 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–LAX | Portland to Los Angeles | 346 | 86.1% | 7.3 min | 0.6% |
| PDX–PHX | Portland to Phoenix | 338 | 86.1% | 2.7 min | 0.3% |
| PDX–DEN | Portland to Denver | 303 | 88.1% | -3.9 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–SFO | Portland to San Francisco | 300 | 57.0% | 22.7 min | 0.3% |
| PDX–ORD | Portland to Chicago | 242 | 71.5% | 12.2 min | 1.7% |
| PDX–LAS | Portland to Las Vegas | 239 | 79.9% | 4.0 min | 0.4% |
| PDX–DFW | Portland to Dallas/Fort Worth | 193 | 82.4% | -1.4 min | 1.0% |
| PDX–SLC | Portland to Salt Lake City | 186 | 91.9% | -5.2 min | 1.1% |
| PDX–SAN | Portland to San Diego | 165 | 89.1% | -1.9 min | 1.2% |
| PDX–SMF | Portland to Sacramento | 158 | 87.3% | -0.1 min | 0.0% |
| PDX–SNA | Portland to Santa Ana | 120 | 93.3% | -7.6 min | 2.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PDX on time in April 2026?
85.1% of 5,040 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 86.6% of 4,763 departures left on time and 0.3% were cancelled, against 85.1% and 0.5% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.