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Direct Flights from New Orleans to Portland

Portland · Oregon

Nonstop service from MSY to PDX on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Alaska
Nonstop flights
Distance
2,047 mi
Flight time
~4h 35mgate to gate
Elevation
31 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from New Orleans (MSY) to Portland (PDX), 2,047 miles nonstop.MSYPDX

How rare is this nonstop?

71 cities have a nonstop to Portland, New Orleans among them.

How long to go to Portland for, from New Orleans

4h 35m in the air, 2,047 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.

About Portland

Few American cities can match the youthful spirit of Portland, "The City of Roses". The largest city in the state of Oregon, Portland's residents are proud of their city, which draws people for its scenic beauty, great outdoors environment, excellent microbreweries, and eco-friendly urban planning policies, as well as a reputation for colorful characters and a proudly liberal outlook with an attitude to match.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Portland

  1. Mill Ends Park is the smallest urban park in the United States. It consists of 1 tree, located in the median strip of SW Naito Parkway next to Tom McCall Waterfront Park along the Willamette River near SW Taylor Street i…
  2. The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is an art museum in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The Portland Art Museum has 240,000 square feet, with more than 112,000 square feet of gallery space.
  3. Portland Japanese Garden is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, cultural institution, and public attraction in Portland, Oregon.
  4. The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States.
  5. Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.
  6. The International Rose Test Garden is a rose garden in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, United States. There are over 10,000 rose bushes of approximately 650 varieties.
  7. Beacon Rock State Park is a geologic preserve and public recreation area on Route 14 in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Skamania County, Washington, United States.
  8. Champoeg is a former town in the U.S. state of Oregon. Now a ghost town, it was an important settlement in the Willamette Valley in the early 1840s.
  9. Hoyt Arboretum is a public park in Portland, Oregon, which is part of the complex of parks collectively known as Washington Park.
  10. Leach Botanical Garden is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) botanical garden located in outer southeast Portland, Oregon, near S.E. 122nd Avenue and Foster Road. It was acquired by the Portland Parks Bureau in 1972.
  11. The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States.
  12. St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Portland, Oregon in the United States. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Portland weather, compared with New Orleans

15° cooler than New Orleans on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Portland 47°F · New Orleans 63°F · 16° colder
April
Portland 62°F · New Orleans 79°F · 17° colder
July
Portland 81°F · New Orleans 91°F · 10° colder
October
Portland 64°F · New Orleans 81°F · 17° colder

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.

Planning a trip to Portland

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Portland is April–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–82°F.
How long to stay
Portland rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Mill Ends Park, Portland Art Museum, and Portland Japanese Garden and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from New Orleans to Portland?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from New Orleans (MSY) to Portland (PDX) on Alaska.
Which airlines fly nonstop from New Orleans to Portland?
Alaska flies nonstop between New Orleans (MSY) and Portland (PDX).
How far is Portland from New Orleans?
Portland is about 2,047 miles from New Orleans by air.
What is there to do in Portland?
Popular things to do include Mill Ends Park, Portland Art Museum, Portland Japanese Garden, Oregon Zoo, and more.

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