Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to San Francisco (SFO): 422 nonstop departures observed each week across 22 airlines. 5% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 59 minutes late. 16 of the 24 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 886 km, an estimated 1 hour 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Portland and San Francisco. Updated 15 November 2026 at 12:56 UTC.
The PDX board at 04:18 shows departure at 10:36 instead of 07:10, gate E2.
The PDX board at 04:18 shows departure at 13:22 instead of 11:54, gate C7.
Checked PDX board 04:18 · SFO board 04:56
of the last 19 tracked PDX → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +59 min. 16 of 24 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Flights AC3343 varies daily · AC3341 09:08 daily · AC3340 12:58 daily · AC3338 15:15 daily
Flights CA7296 varies We Sa · CA7297 10:55 We Sa
Flights NZ9351 varies daily · NZ9357 09:08 daily · NZ9354 10:55 daily · NZ9350 12:58 daily
Flights AS526 07:04 daily · AS205 11:54 daily · AS236 14:50 daily · AS2112 17:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su
Flights AA7514 09:00 daily · AA7511 13:46 daily · AA7532 16:44 daily · AA7464 19:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su
Flights NH7313 varies daily · NH7325 09:08 daily
Flights OZ6321 21:18 daily
Flights AV2125 21:18 daily
Flights BA2983 09:00 daily · BA2951 13:46 daily · BA2953 16:44 daily · BA2985 19:20 Mo We Fr Su
Flights CX7859 09:00 daily · CX7961 16:44 daily · CX7861 19:49 daily
Flights CM1419 15:15 Th Su · CM1420 17:32 Tu We Th Su · CM2411 21:18 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su
Flights EK6319 12:58 Mo Tu We
Flights FJ5817 16:44 Mo We Fr Su · FJ5815 19:49 Mo We Fr Su
Flights AZ4374 09:08 Tu Th Sa · AZ4474 10:55 Tu Th Sa
Flights JL5416 09:00 daily
Flights LH9235 12:58 daily · LH7863 17:32 daily
Flights QF3788 16:44 We Fr Su · QF3790 19:20 We Fr Su
Flights QR3378 09:00 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR2093 13:46 Tu Th · QR2145 13:46 Mo Sa · QR2136 16:44 Mo Su
Flights LX3323 15:15 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su
Flights TK9588 15:15 daily
Flights UA5503 05:30 Mo Tu Fr Sa Su · UA611 05:30 Tu We Th Su · UA2818 07:10 daily · UA1114 09:00 daily
Flights VA8458 varies daily · VA8459 09:08 daily · VA8463 10:55 daily · VA8460 12:58 daily
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PDX to SFO 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.
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Pro Flight Search: Portland (PDX) to San Francisco (SFO) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 and evening departures around 17:30 from PDX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 886 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 93–106 min gate-to-gate on this route.
22 carriers operate this route, around 422 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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