PDX to DAL flight delays
Portland, OR (PDX) Dallas, TX (DAL) · 1,626 miles
368 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
65.4%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
41 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In August it ran 53.3 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 15.7 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
This route does worse than its own airport. PDX as a whole runs 18.9 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
This is a late route. Flights from Portland to Dallas miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on PDX to DAL. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in June.
Every airline on PDX to DAL
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 368 | 65.4% | 0% | 41 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DAL to PDX Dallas back to Portland 71.04% on time DOther routes from Portland
Common questions
Are flights from Portland to Dallas usually delayed?
65.4% of flights on the PDX to DAL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Portland to Dallas?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 368 flights and 65.4% arriving on time.
How often are PDX to DAL flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Portland to Dallas?
August, when 90% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 36.7%.
When PDX to DAL flights are late, how late are they?
About 41 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on PDX to DAL during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →