DEN → PDXDenver to Portland

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Portland (PDX): 68 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 40% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 4 of the 20 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,592 km, an estimated 2 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Portland. Updated 15 November 2026 at 21:50 UTC.

Today, DEN → PDX

Sun 15 Nov · local times
WN1196Southwest67 min late

The DEN board at 14:50 shows departure at 19:37 instead of 18:30, gate C39.

Landing
21:27PDX board estimate · sched 20:20
Later cancelled
1.2%of 15,482 past Southwest flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
UA498 19:15United · then WN2833 20:50, UA1770 21:10
Track WN1196 →
WN2833Southwest88 min late

The DEN board at 14:50 shows departure at 22:18 instead of 20:50, gate C47.

Landing
23:45PDX board estimate · sched 22:45
Later cancelled
3.2%of 10,019 past Southwest flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
UA1770 21:10United
Track WN2833 →
  1. 07:33 AS686Alaska Airlines Left 07:29 Landed 09:12 −18
  2. 07:40 UA1247United Airlines Cancelled ·
  3. 08:50 WN3411Southwest Airlines Left 08:51 Landed 10:33 −7
  4. 09:15 F92553Frontier Left 09:07 Landed 10:59 −13
  5. 11:29 UA644United Airlines Left 11:34 +5 Landed 13:14 −8
  6. 12:00 WN2076Southwest Left 12:56 +56 PDX est. 14:26 +36In the air · sched 13:50
  7. 14:56 AS714Alaska On scheduleGate A46 PDX 16:47scheduled
  8. 16:15 UA1337United On scheduleGate B49 PDX 18:09scheduled
  9. 18:30 WN1196Southwest Est. 19:37 +67Gate C39 PDX est. 21:27 +67sched 20:20
  10. 19:15 UA498United On scheduleGate B26 PDX 21:13scheduled
  11. 20:50 WN2833Southwest Est. 22:18 +88Gate C47 PDX est. 23:45 +60sched 22:45
  12. 21:10 UA1770United On scheduleGate B17 PDX 23:09scheduled

Checked DEN board 14:50 · PDX board 13:50

DEN Denver smooth · +14
PDX Portland smooth · +0
1,592 km · ~2h 32m est.
dep bank 07:33–21:1068x weekly
Runs rough · 4 airlines · 68x weekly · nonstop
40% on time

of the last 15 tracked DEN → PDX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 4 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures68x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled20.0%recent route rate · 4 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Sun
Alaska AirlinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS686 07:33 daily · AS714 14:56 Mo Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92553 varies Tu Th Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN332 08:45 Sa · WN3411 08:50 Mo Th Fr Su · WN588 11:20 Mo Tu We · WN244 12:30 Sa

United AirlinesUA38% on time

Flights UA1247 07:40 daily · UA644 11:29 daily · UA1337 16:15 daily · UA498 19:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15AS686dep −4 → arr−18
11-15F92553dep −8 → arr−13
11-15UA1247cancelledCNX
11-15UA644dep +5 → arr−8
11-15WN2076departed+56
11-15WN3411dep +1 → arr−7
11-14AS686dep +102 → arr+89
11-14UA1247dep −5 → arr−25
11-14UA1337cancelledCNX
11-14UA498dep +118 → arr+108
11-14UA644dep +12 → arr+1
11-14WN1196dep +92 → arr+78
11-14WN244dep +202 → arr+189
11-14WN332dep +33 → arr+17
11-13AS686departed−11
11-13AS714departed+300
11-13UA1247departed−8
11-13UA1337cancelledCNX
11-13UA1770cancelledCNX
11-13WN2833departed+326

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DENDenver +14 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 9 kt Full DEN delay board →
PDXPortland +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 6 kt Full PDX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN and PDX: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Portland route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to PDX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DEN to PDX questions

Is DEN–PDX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–PDX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:33 and evening departures around 19:15 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PDX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to PDX?

Great-circle distance is 1,592 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 142–166 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–PDX fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 68 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.