Fairbanks (FAI) to Portland (PDX)
Flight time
≈ 4h 04m
Bearing
132° SE
Fairbanks (FAI) to Portland (PDX) is 1,637 miles (2,634 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FAI–PDX
Filed traffic dataIn March 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FAI–PDX; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
124
both directions
Passengers
102
both directions
Load factor
82.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FAI–PDX?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FAI–PDX in March 2026 (1 departures).
- AS
1 departures · 124 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.3%
Load
What plane flies FAI–PDX?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of FAI–PDX departures.
- Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 82.3% load
100.0%
How has FAI–PDX traffic changed?
Nonstop FAI–PDX departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 1 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAI–PDX traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 3,480 passengers
76.3%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 3,891 passengers
82.6%
Load
August 2025
38 departures · 2,294 passengers
79.4%
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 · 143 passengers
89.9%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 102 passengers
82.3%
Load
Nonstop FAI–PDX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Fairbanks (FAI) from Portland (PDX)?
FAI to PDX is 1,637 miles (2,634 km / 1,422 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FAI to PDX?
A nonstop covers the 1,637-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FAI–PDX?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FAI–PDX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,637-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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