Burbank (BUR) to Portland (PDX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 26m
Bearing
345° N
Burbank (BUR) to Portland (PDX) is 818 miles (1,316 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUR–PDX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUR–PDX; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 67% full.
Departures
180
May 2026
Seats
31,679
both directions
Passengers
21,112
both directions
Load factor
66.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BUR–PDX?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUR–PDX in May 2026 (180 departures).
- AS
180 departures · 31,679 seats
Share of departures100.0%66.6%
Load
What plane flies BUR–PDX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 51% of BUR–PDX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
91 departures · 65.6% load
50.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
68 departures · 66.5% load
37.8% - Boeing 737-800
21 departures · 72.0% load
11.7%
How has BUR–PDX traffic changed?
Nonstop BUR–PDX departures rose from 179 in June 2025 to 180 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUR–PDX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
179 departures · 25,338 passengers
87.4%
Load
July 2025
180 departures · 25,612 passengers
80.0%
Load
August 2025
178 departures · 26,731 passengers
85.9%
Load
September 2025
171 departures · 23,245 passengers
79.6%
Load
October 2025
156 departures · 23,880 passengers
87.2%
Load
November 2025
173 departures · 23,384 passengers
79.2%
Load
December 2025
200 departures · 25,686 passengers
79.0%
Load
January 2026
142 departures · 19,521 passengers
82.0%
Load
February 2026
132 departures · 19,397 passengers
84.0%
Load
March 2026
188 departures · 22,314 passengers
72.9%
Load
April 2026
170 departures · 19,302 passengers
74.4%
Load
May 2026
180 departures · 21,112 passengers
66.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BUR → PDX
66.7% full
90 departures · 10,575 passengers
PDX → BUR
66.6% full
90 departures · 10,537 passengers
Nonstop BUR–PDX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Burbank (BUR) from Portland (PDX)?
BUR to PDX is 818 miles (1,316 km / 711 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUR to PDX?
A nonstop covers the 818-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 26m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUR–PDX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (50.6%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 (37.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUR–PDX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 818-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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