PDX → MEMPortland to Memphis

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Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to Memphis (MEM): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 2,978 km, an estimated 4 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Portland and Memphis. Updated 6 September 2026 at 06:12 UTC.

PDX Portland smooth · +0
MEM Memphis smooth · +0
2,978 km · ~4h 19m est.
departs 11:451x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live PDX and MEM delay boards

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~4h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
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Sun
Delta Air Lines

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
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL539 11:45 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-05DL539departed+17

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
PDXPortland +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 6 kt Full PDX delay board →
MEMMemphis +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 4 kt Full MEM delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MEM: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Portland to Memphis route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PDX to MEM 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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PDX to MEM questions

Is PDX–MEM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from PDX to MEM?

Great-circle distance is 2,978 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 240–285 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PDX–MEM fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at PDX and arrival-side delay at MEM, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.