Portland

PDX · KPDX

Portland International Airport

45.59°, -122.60°OR, United States

Passengers a year

18.6M

#32 busiest in the U.S.

87

nonstop destinations

35

airlines

225

departures a day

81.1%

arrivals on time

0.8%

flights cancelled

83.6%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from PDX, by passengers: DEN, PHX, LAX, SEA, SFO, LAS, ORD, DFW, SLC, MSPPDXSEAMSPORDDENSLCDFWPHXLASLAXSFO
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Portland, with 50% of all passengers. 35 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Alaska Airlines holds 50% of the airport — the 11th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is ABQ at 50%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AS
Alaska82% fullOperated by Horizon, SkyWest
49.9%9.3M+18.7%
WN
Southwest82% full
12.2%2.3M-6.6%
DL
Delta84% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest
12.2%2.3M-3.9%
UA
United86% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, CommuteAir
10.4%1.9M+2.8%
AA
American86% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, Envoy
8.0%1.5M+12%
+Other airlines
7.2%1.3M—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

77 domestic and 10 international nonstop destinations from Portland, across 7 countries.

96% domestic · 4% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Denver (DEN)

    640.2K departing · 86% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    518.5K departing · 83% full

    Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    493.2K departing · 78% full

    Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · American Airlines

  • Seattle (SEA)

    488.1K departing · 79% full

    Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines

  • San Francisco (SFO)

    443.2K departing · 79% full

    United Airlines · Alaska Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    433.1K departing · 85% full

    Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    426.8K departing · 87% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines · Alaska Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    380.7K departing · 88% full

    American Airlines · Alaska Airlines

  • Salt Lake City (SLC)

    299.9K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    267.1K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines · Sun Country Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Vancouver, Canada (YVR)

    89.4K departing · 176.5K both ways

    Air Canada · Alaska Airlines

  • Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)

    70.7K departing · 138.9K both ways

    Volaris

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)

    69.4K departing · 133.8K both ways

    KLM

  • London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    60.4K departing · 124.1K both ways

    British Airways

  • San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)

    32K departing · 63.1K both ways

    Alaska Airlines

  • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR)

    30.8K departing · 61K both ways

    Alaska Airlines

  • Reykjavík, Iceland (KEF)

    29.1K departing · 52.2K both ways

    Icelandair

  • Calgary, Canada (YYC)

    9.2K departing · 18.4K both ways

    WestJet

  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany (FRA)

    5.3K departing · 11.2K both ways

    Condor Flugdienst

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    3.5K departing · 7K both ways

    Alaska Airlines

All nonstop destinations

87 nonstop · 21 airlines · 77 domestic / 10 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Portland.

Body class · share of departures

When Portland is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
7,010,415
1991
7,098,481
1992
7,708,889
1993
8,879,749
1994
10,296,596
1995
11,451,585
1996
12,884,614
1997
13,054,314
1998
12,910,126
1999
13,549,931
2000
13,546,145
2001
12,374,870
2002
11,934,218
2003
12,377,720
2004
13,013,555
2005
13,820,072
2006
14,143,728
2007
14,751,108
2008
14,348,019
2009
13,022,881
2010
13,336,144
2011
13,757,664
2012
14,424,613
2013
14,981,906
2014
15,839,948
2015
16,769,783
2016
18,222,185
2017
18,930,678
2018
19,649,364
2019
19,645,934
2020
6,995,792
2021
11,536,039
2022
14,505,300
2023
16,290,394
2024
17,311,876
2025
18,158,634
2026
10,619,045 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Portland, 81 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 81Late 18Cancelled 1

12 min

average delay

489

flights cancelled

62.7K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 86.9%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 65.9%

Among US airports

#32

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 74.5%–86.2%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 74.5% of arrivals landed on time — 6.6 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 86.2%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Portland International Airport (PDX)?

Portland International Airport handled about 18.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #32 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 225 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Portland International Airport (PDX)?

Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at Portland (PDX), flying about 50% of its passengers. 35 airlines serve Portland in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Portland International Airport (PDX)?

Portland (PDX) has 87 nonstop destinations — 77 domestic and 10 international across 7 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Portland International Airport (PDX)?

About 81.1% of flights arriving at Portland (PDX) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.8% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Portland International Airport (PDX)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Portland (PDX), about 28% of the total.

Trip reports on YouTube

Fliers post trip reports from flights through Portland (PDX) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.

  • QFS Aviation

    TRIP REPORT | Alaska/Horizon - Dash 8 400 - Missoula (MSO) to Portland (PDX) | Economy

    31:41 · May 2019

    Watch on YouTube

  • AlaskaTripReports

    Incredible!! Alaska airlines(ANC)-(PDX)first class 737-900ER!

    19:04 · Oct 2024

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  • Genki's Travels

    Alaska Airlines | Embraer E175 | First Class | Salt Lake City (SLC) to Portland (PDX) | Trip Report

    25:36 · Apr 2023

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Departing counts passengers leaving Portland; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).