Airport gate intelligence · PDX
How many gates does Portland Airport (PDX) have?
Portland Airport (PDX) has 55 gates, with about 248 airline departures a day. Alaska has the most (27), followed by Delta (7).
Alaska flies 55% of the 35,764 seats leaving PDX each day. Alaska has 286% more gates and 342% more seats than Delta. 7 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at PDX
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 27 | 144 | 19,548 | 55% | 136 | 39% | 72 min | 54 |
| Delta | 7 | 30 | 4,423 | 12% | 149 | 27% | 67 min | 9 |
| Southwest | 5 | 26 | 4,347 | 12% | 167 | 0% | 55 min | 7 |
| United | 4 | 24 | 3,943 | 11% | 167 | 4% | 68 min | 33 |
| American | 3 | 14 | 2,470 | 7% | 176 | 7% | 91 min | 5 |
| Air Canada | 1 | 3 | 233 | 1% | 78 | 100% | 35 min | 0 |
| Frontier | – | 2 | 481 | 1% | 206 | 0% | 58 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 7 | |||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 1 gate has too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at PDX
80% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| United | 24 | 92% | 8% |
| American | 14 | 83% | 17% |
| Southwest | 26 | 82% | 18% |
| Alaska | 144 | 78% | 22% |
| Delta | 30 | 76% | 24% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft PDX’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at PDX: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no PDX gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: EM (24 flights to Klamath Falls, Medford, OR and Roseburg); Boutique Air (19 flights to Pendleton); British Airways (11 flights to London Heathrow); Icelandair (3 flights to Reykjavík).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Sun Country (26 flights to Minneapolis/St. Paul); Cathay Pacific (8 flights); Allegiant (2 flights to Provo, UT); K9 (1 flight).
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How many gates does Portland Airport (PDX) have?
Portland Airport (PDX) has 55 gates, with about 248 airline departures a day. Alaska has the most (27), followed by Delta (7).
Which airline has the most gates at Portland Airport (PDX)?
Alaska, with 27 of the 55 gates at PDX (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Portland Airport (PDX)?
About 248 airline departures a day (Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
Which terminal is Alaska in at PDX?
Alaska flies from Concourses C, B and D at Portland Airport (PDX).
How many gates does Alaska have at PDX?
27 gates, with about 144 departures and 19,548 seats a day.
How many gates does Delta have at PDX?
7 gates, with about 30 departures and 4,423 seats a day.
How many gates does Southwest have at PDX?
5 gates, with about 26 departures and 4,347 seats a day.
How many seats leave PDX each day?
About 35,764 seats on 248 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at PDX?
70 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves PDX on time most often?
United Airlines: 92% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 80% for all airlines at PDX (3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
How often do flights at PDX go back to the gate after pushing back?
2 departures in 3 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off).
How many aircraft tows happen at PDX?
About 107 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.