Bellingham (BLI) to Portland (PDX)
Flight time
≈ 1h 15m
Bearing
181° S
Bellingham (BLI) to Portland (PDX) is 221 miles (356 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BLI–PDX
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BLI–PDX; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 92% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
4,712
both directions
Passengers
4,341
both directions
Load factor
92.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BLI–PDX?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BLI–PDX in July 2026 (62 departures).
- OO
62 departures · 4,712 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.1%
Load
What plane flies BLI–PDX?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of BLI–PDX departures.
- Embraer E175
62 departures · 92.1% load
100.0%
How has BLI–PDX traffic changed?
Nonstop BLI–PDX departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BLI–PDX traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
27 departures · 1,553 passengers
75.7%
Load
April 2026
78 departures · 5,131 passengers
86.6%
Load
May 2026
84 departures · 5,419 passengers
84.9%
Load
June 2026
60 departures · 4,236 passengers
92.9%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 4,341 passengers
92.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BLI → PDX
96.1% full
31 departures · 2,265 passengers
PDX → BLI
88.1% full
31 departures · 2,076 passengers
Nonstop BLI–PDX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Bellingham (BLI) from Portland (PDX)?
BLI to PDX is 221 miles (356 km / 192 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BLI to PDX?
A nonstop covers the 221-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BLI–PDX?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BLI–PDX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 221-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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