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When is Portland PDX security busiest? 5 to 6 am, then 9 am.

Calmest around 5 pm. Choose any hour on the board.

People screened per hour at PDX checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Friday, 9 am

2,760

people screened, 8-week average.

Which checkpoint is busiest? DE and BC, by 9 am.

Every checkpoint peaks before noon.

Security counts,

  • DE

    9 am

    1,210 screened

  • BC

    9 am

    1,330 screened

Which departures leave on time? Leave in the morning.

5 am: 94% left on time. 4 pm: 72%.

Flight records,

Share of PDX departures leaving less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour
DepartsBarLeft on time
5 am94%
6 am93%
7 am89%
8 am88%
9 am87%
10 am85%
11 am82%
12 pm82%
1 pm77%
2 pm83%
3 pm76%
4 pm72%
5 pm79%
6 pm74%
7 pm74%
8 pm74%
9 pm79%
10 pm78%
11 pm76%

Which airline runs on time here? Delta and Alaska lead.

Alaska flies 58% of PDX departures and landed on time 84% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. Delta 9,557 flights, 0.9% cancelled 88%
  2. Alaska 44,547 flights, 0.7% cancelled 84%
  3. United 6,927 flights, 0.6% cancelled 80%
  4. American 5,166 flights, 1.6% cancelled 80%
  5. Southwest 8,585 flights, 0.3% cancelled 75%

Not ranked, under ten flights a day: Spirit 83% of 29, Frontier 78% of 799, Allegiant 71% of 360, JetBlue 60% of 161, Hawaiian 54% of 291.

Where do PDX flights land late? San Francisco, Chicago, Phoenix.

Lowest on-time rates of the 8 busiest.

Flight records,

ToFlightsOn time
SEA Seattle6,52884%
LAX Los Angeles4,29486%
DEN Denver4,28082%
PHX Phoenix3,78979%
SFO San Francisco3,73366%
LAS Las Vegas2,93479%
ORD Chicago2,81478%
SLC Salt Lake City2,58688%