Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Take the nonstop: Alaska SBA → PDX (2h 14m) reaches Portland on time 9 times in 10; the most reliable connection, United via SFO (4h 05m), 77%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	SBA	PDX	2h 14m	92%	1.1%	436	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Portland on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	SBA 16:50 → SLC 19:57DL 3853 · flown by SkyWest	2h 53m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → PDX 23:44DL 1373	6h 55m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	SBA 05:50 → SLC 08:53DL 4069 · flown by SkyWest	2h 22m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:15 → PDX 12:10DL 1209	6h 20m	100%	87%
United Details →	SBA 09:59 → SFO 11:25UA 4715 · flown by SkyWest	3h 30m San Francisco	SFO 14:55 → PDX 16:47UA 2851	6h 48m	98%	86%
Alaska Details →	SBA 13:42 → SAN 14:47AS 2176 · flown by Horizon	3h 11m San Diego	SAN 17:58 → PDX 20:31AS 1392	6h 49m	100%	83%
Southwest Details →	SBA 05:05 → LAS 06:30WN 4422	2h 50m Las Vegas	LAS 09:20 → PDX 11:40WN 4132	6h 35m	100%	83%
United Details →	SBA 05:00 → DEN 08:27UA 2865	3h 00m Denver	DEN 11:27 → PDX 13:09UA 644	8h 09m	99%	83%
American Details →	SBA 06:00 → PHX 07:36AA 1640	2h 29m Phoenix	PHX 10:05 → PDX 12:49AA 1625	6h 49m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	SBA 12:45 → SLC 15:52DL 3841 · flown by SkyWest	1h 33m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:25 → PDX 18:18DL 1238	5h 33m	99%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	SBA 20:24 → SFO 21:50UA 5704 · flown by SkyWest	1h 02m San Francisco	SFO 22:52 → PDX 00:50 +1UA 2384	4h 26m	23%	17%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

SFO · 57m · leaves 06:15 15%

Afternoon and evening

SFO · 1h 02m · leaves 20:24 77%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 4069 SBA 05:50 → SLC Alaska AS 3117 SLC 12:46 → PDX Connection details →	3h 53m	7h 59m	100%	92%
United UA 4649 SBA 06:00 → LAX Frontier F9 4499 LAX 09:18 → PDX Connection details →	2h 15m	5h 41m	95%	90%
Southwest WN 4125 SBA 06:05 → DEN Alaska AS 684 DEN 12:02 → PDX Connection details →	2h 42m	7h 41m	98%	86%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON