DEN → PDXDenver to Portland

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Portland (PDX): 67 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 43% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. 5 of the 18 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 14 November 2026 at 23:53 UTC.

Today, DEN → PDX

Sat 14 Nov · local times
UA498United58 min late

The DEN board at 16:53 shows departure at 20:28 instead of 19:30, gate A15.

Likely landing
about 22:00middle half 21:50 to 22:08 · sched 21:28
Later cancelled
1%of 6,900 past United flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
WN1196 19:56Southwest

Landing estimate from 140,718 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 30 to 59 min late. The PDX board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track UA498 →
WN1196Southwest21 min late

The DEN board at 16:53 shows departure at 19:56 instead of 19:35, gate C39.

Landing
21:41PDX board estimate · sched 21:30
Later cancelled
0.2%of 24,532 past Southwest flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast DEN to PDX departure of the day
Track WN1196 →
  1. 07:33 AS686Alaska Airlines Left 09:15 +102 Landed 10:59 +89
  2. 07:40 UA1247United Airlines Left 07:35 Landed 09:11 −25
  3. 08:45 WN332Southwest Left 09:18 +33 Landed 10:52 +17
  4. 11:31 UA644United Airlines Left 11:43 +12 Landed 13:26 +1
  5. 12:30 WN244Southwest Left 15:52 +202 PDX est. 17:24 +184In the air · sched 14:20
  6. 16:15 UA1337United Airlines Cancelled ·
  7. 19:30 UA498United Est. 20:28 +58Gate A15 PDX about 22:00sched 21:28
  8. 19:35 WN1196Southwest Est. 19:56 +21Gate C39 PDX est. 21:41 +11sched 21:30

Checked DEN board 16:53 · PDX board 15:22

DEN Denver heavy · +45
PDX Portland smooth · +7
1,592 km · ~2h 32m est.
dep bank 07:33–21:1067x weekly
Runs rough · 4 airlines · 67x weekly · nonstop
43% on time

of the last 14 tracked DEN → PDX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 5 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures67x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled27.8%recent route rate · 5 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
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 Tu We · WN244 12:30 Sa

United AirlinesUA50% on time

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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AS686dep +102 → arr+89
11-14UA1247dep −5 → arr−25
11-14UA1337cancelledCNX
11-14UA644dep +12 → arr+1
11-14WN244departed+202
11-14WN332dep +33 → arr+17
11-13AS686dep −11 → arr−38
11-13AS714dep +300 → arr+279
11-13UA1247dep −8 → arr−25
11-13UA1337cancelledCNX
11-13UA1770cancelledCNX
11-13UA498cancelledCNX
11-13UA644dep +13 → arr−13
11-13WN1196cancelledCNX
11-13WN2833departed+326
11-13WN3411dep +0 → arr−24
11-12AS686departed−5
11-12AS714departed−6

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 +45 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 11 kt Full DEN delay board →
PDXPortland +7 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 8 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?

Some delays possible. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 64/100. 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 67 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.