BIL → PDXBillings to Portland

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Direct flights from Billings (BIL) to Portland (PDX): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,090 km, an estimated 1 hour 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Billings and Portland. Updated 4 November 2026 at 01:22 UTC.

Today, BIL → PDX

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 15:32 AS2162Alaska Left 15:32 Landed 16:10 −34

Checked BIL board 15:03 · PDX board 17:22

BIL Billings smooth · +6
PDX Portland smooth · +0
1,090 km · ~1h 54m est.
dep bank 15:32–15:4410x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 10x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 tracked BIL → PDX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~1h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures10x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Alaska Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Alaska AirlinesAS86% on time

Flights AS2162 15:32 Mo Tu Su · AS2181 15:44 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AS2162arrived−34
11-02AS2162dep +81 → arr+54
11-01AS2162dep +29 → arr+9
10-31AS2181dep −2 → arr−30
10-30AS2181dep +9 → arr−6
10-29AS2181dep +11 → arr+1
10-28AS2181dep +8 → arr−4

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BILBillings +6 min smooth 🌤 clear · WSW 7 kt Full BIL delay board →
PDXPortland +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 7 kt Full PDX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BIL: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +31 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Billings to Portland route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BIL to PDX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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BIL to PDX questions

Is BIL–PDX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BIL is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BIL–PDX?

Operators schedule 2 departures from BIL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PDX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BIL to PDX?

Great-circle distance is 1,090 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 107–123 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BIL–PDX fly?

Alaska Airlines runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.