PDX → SLCPortland to Salt Lake City

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Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to Salt Lake City (SLC): 45 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 84% of the last 43 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. 4 of the 46 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,012 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Portland and Salt Lake City. Updated 15 November 2026 at 10:22 UTC.

Today, PDX → SLC

Sun 15 Nov · local times
DL1270Delta195 min late

The PDX board at 02:22 shows departure at 09:00 instead of 05:45, gate D15.

Later cancelled
5.3%of 6,044 past Delta flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AS2497 07:50Alaska · then DL1203 09:58, DL1209 13:30
Track DL1270 →
  1. 05:45 DL1270Delta Est. 09:00 +195Gate D15 ·
  2. 07:50 AS2497Alaska On scheduleGate B4 ·
  3. 09:58 DL1203Delta On scheduleGate D13 ·
  4. 13:30 DL1209Delta On scheduleGate D5 ·
  5. 17:24 DL1244Delta Sched 17:24Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  6. 17:45 AS584Alaska Sched 17:45Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  7. 19:04 DL1238Delta Sched 19:04Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked PDX board 02:22 · SLC board 22:48

PDX Portland smooth · +0
SLC Salt Lake City disrupted · +70
1,012 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 05:33–19:0445x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 45x weekly · nonstop
84% on time

of the last 43 tracked PDX → SLC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 4 of 46 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 39 arrivals
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures45x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled8.7%recent route rate · 4 of 46

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Alaska AirlinesDelta 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
Alaska AirlinesAS92% on time

Flights AS2497 07:50 daily · AS584 17:45 daily

Delta Air LinesDL81% on time

Flights DL1270 varies daily · DL1203 varies daily · DL1209 varies daily · DL1244 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AS2497dep −1 → arr−10
11-14AS584departed+246
11-14DL1203dep +87 → arr+57
11-14DL1209dep +6 → arr−26
11-14DL1244dep +17 → arr−13
11-14DL1270cancelledCNX
11-13AS2497dep −2 → arr−5
11-13AS584arrived+341
11-13DL1203dep +5 → arr−16
11-13DL1209cancelledCNX
11-13DL1238cancelledCNX
11-13DL1244cancelledCNX
11-13DL1270dep +7 → arr−11
11-12AS2497dep −2 → arr−11
11-12AS584dep +19 → arr+9
11-12DL1203dep +9 → arr−15
11-12DL1209dep −3 → arr−23
11-12DL1238dep −3 → arr−28
11-12DL1244dep −5 → arr−25
11-12DL1270dep +7 → arr−19
11-11AS2497dep −5 → arr−13
11-11AS584dep +2 → arr−16
11-11DL1203dep +9 → arr−16
11-11DL1209dep +7 → arr−21
11-11DL1244dep +3 → arr−17
11-11DL1270dep +8 → arr−21
11-10AS2497departed−8
11-10AS584dep −3 → arr−21
11-10DL1203dep +84 → arr+59
11-10DL1209dep +3 → arr−23
11-10DL1244dep +5 → arr−15
11-10DL1270departed+1
11-09AS2497dep −3 → arr−22
11-09AS584dep +3 → arr−6
11-09DL1203dep +14 → arr−9
11-09DL1209dep +4 → arr−23
11-09DL1238dep +6 → arr−26
11-09DL1244dep +6 → arr−10
11-09DL1270dep +13 → arr−16
11-08AS2497dep −10 → arr−27

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 🌤 overcast · SSE 12 kt Full PDX delay board →
SLCSalt Lake City +70 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · SE 7 kt Full SLC delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PDX and SLC: a 32% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Portland to Salt Lake City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PDX to SLC 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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How we measure this →

PDX to SLC questions

Is PDX–SLC running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at SLC is the weaker end, route health score 53/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PDX–SLC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:50 and evening departures around 17:45 from PDX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SLC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PDX to SLC?

Great-circle distance is 1,012 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–117 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PDX–SLC fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 45 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.