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. 83% of the last 42 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. 4 of the 45 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 02:46 UTC.

Today, PDX → SLC

Sat 14 Nov · local times
AS584Alaska211 min late

The PDX board at 18:46 shows departure at 21:16 instead of 17:45, gate C12.

Likely landing
about 23:45middle half 23:36 to 23:55 · sched 20:39
Later cancelled
6.1%of 2,369 past Alaska flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast PDX to SLC departure of the day

Landing estimate from 17,994 tracked flights of under 2 hours that left 120 min or more late. The SLC board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track AS584 →
DL1244Delta Air LinesIn the air, 17 min late

Left PDX at 17:41, 17 min after its 17:24 slot.

Landing
19:59SLC board estimate · sched 20:10
Track DL1244 →
  1. 05:45 DL1270Delta Air Lines Cancelled ·
  2. 07:50 AS2497Alaska Left 07:49 Landed 10:31 −10
  3. 09:58 DL1203Delta Air Lines Left 11:25 +87 Landed 13:44 +57
  4. 13:30 DL1209Delta Air Lines Left 13:36 +6 Landed 15:56 −26
  5. 17:24 DL1244Delta Air Lines Left 17:41 +17 SLC est. 19:59In the air · sched 20:10
  6. 17:45 AS584Alaska Est. 21:16 +211Gate C12 SLC about 23:45sched 20:39

Checked PDX board 18:46 · SLC board 19:37

PDX Portland heavy · +31
SLC Salt Lake City busy · +17
1,012 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 05:33–19:0445x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 45x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 42 tracked PDX → SLC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 4 of 45 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 38 arrivals
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures45x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled8.9%recent route rate · 4 of 45

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 LinesDL80% on time

Flights DL1270 varies daily · DL1203 varies daily · DL1209 13:10 daily · DL1244 17:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AS2497dep −1 → arr−10
11-14DL1203dep +87 → arr+57
11-14DL1209dep +6 → arr−26
11-14DL1244departed+17
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
11-08AS584dep +2 → arr−21

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 +31 min heavy 🌤 overcast · ESE 11 kt Full PDX delay board →
SLCSalt Lake City +17 min busy 🌤 few clouds · ESE 4 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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PDX to SLC questions

Is PDX–SLC running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at PDX is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. 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 17:15 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.