Flights from Portland to Los Angeles

• In 2009, there were 5 airline companies operating between Portland and Los Angeles.
• There were 266,086 passengers that flew from Portland to Los Angeles in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing PDX to LAX in 2009 was Alaska Airlines' B737-9 from Boeing. The B737-9 started flying in 2002.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Portland and Los Angeles from Northwest Airlines is the B747-4 built by Boeing with 403 seats.
• The average flight time from Portland, OR to Los Angeles, CA takes about 115 minutes.
• Alaska Airlines operated flights from PDX to LAX using 4 types of aircraft in 2009.
• Alaska Airlines carried a total of 167,798 passengers from PDX to LAX in 2009.
• 325,916 seats were available on flights from PDX to LAX in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 266,086 passengers flew on all flights from PDX to LAX that year.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from PDX to LAX for Skywest Air is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Portland to Los Angeles in 2009 was 81.23%.
• The shortest flight distance between Portland and Los Angeles is 834 miles.
• Alaska Airlines, Skywest Air, Horizon Air, Northwest Airlines, Air Greenland offer flights from Portland, OR to Los Angeles, CA.
• Skywest Air offers the shortest flight times from Portland to Los Angeles.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Portland, OR to Los Angeles, CA in 2009 was Air Greenland's B737-4 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• Skywest Air, Alaska Airlines operate the shortest flights from Portland to Los Angeles.
• The shortest flight between PDX and LAX takes about 115 minutes.
• Flight #258, operated by Alaska Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 6 minutes average delay between flights from Portland to Los Angeles.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)