PDX → DENPortland to Denver

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Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to Denver (DEN): 69 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 29% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. 7 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 Portland and Denver. Updated 15 November 2026 at 23:12 UTC.

Today, PDX → DEN

Sun 15 Nov · local times
WN1688Southwest Airlines43 min late

The PDX board at 15:12 shows departure at 15:13 instead of 14:30, gate E11.

Landing
18:24DEN board estimate · sched 17:55
Later cancelled
1.2%of 15,482 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
UA1787 16:25United Airlines · then AS687 17:50, UA2334 19:15
  1. 05:00 UA459United Airlines Left 05:00 Landed 08:23 −7
  2. 06:20 WN2997Southwest Airlines Left 06:32 +12 Landed 09:58 +18
  3. 08:25 WN999Southwest Airlines Left 08:39 +14 Landed 12:01 +16
  4. 08:50 UA2375United Airlines Cancelled ·
  5. 10:47 AS684Alaska Airlines Left 10:48 Landed 14:18 −9
  6. 12:07 F91790Frontier Airlines Left 12:24 +17 Landed 15:51 +11
  7. 12:10 WN3347Southwest Airlines Left 12:43 +33 Landed 15:55 +25
  8. 13:15 UA1894United Airlines Left 13:20 +5 DEN est. 16:44In the air · sched 16:45
  9. 14:30 WN1688Southwest Airlines Est. 15:13 +43Gate E11 DEN est. 18:24 +29sched 17:55
  10. 16:25 UA1787United Airlines On scheduleGate E3 DEN est. 19:51sched 19:54
  11. 17:50 AS687Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate C16 DEN est. 21:19sched 21:26
  12. 19:15 UA2334United Airlines On scheduleGate E3 DEN 22:45scheduled

Checked PDX board 15:12 · DEN board 16:08

PDX Portland smooth · +14
DEN Denver smooth · +0
1,592 km · ~2h 32m est.
dep bank 05:00–19:1569x weekly
Runs rough · 4 airlines · 69x weekly · nonstop
29% on time

of the last 17 tracked PDX → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 7 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures69x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled38.9%recent route rate · 7 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
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 AS684 10:47 daily · AS687 17:50 Mo Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91790 varies Tu Th Su

Southwest AirlinesWN17% on time

Flights WN2997 06:20 daily · WN999 08:25 daily · WN3347 12:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN2677 13:10 Sa

United AirlinesUA14% on time

Flights UA459 05:00 daily · UA2375 09:00 daily · UA1894 13:15 daily · UA1787 16:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15AS684dep +1 → arr−9
11-15F91790dep +17 → arr+11
11-15UA1894departed+5
11-15UA2375cancelledCNX
11-15UA459dep +0 → arr−7
11-15WN2997dep +12 → arr+18
11-15WN3347dep +33 → arr+25
11-15WN999dep +14 → arr+16
11-14AS684arrived−1
11-14UA1787arrived+163
11-14UA1894cancelledCNX
11-14UA2375cancelledCNX
11-14UA459cancelledCNX
11-14WN2677arrived+8
11-14WN2997cancelledCNX
11-14WN999cancelledCNX
11-13AS687arrived+267
11-13UA2334cancelledCNX

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
PDXPortland +14 min smooth ⛅ overcast · SSE 7 kt Full PDX delay board →
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 9 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 33% 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 Portland to Denver route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PDX to DEN 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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PDX to DEN questions

Is PDX–DEN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PDX 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 PDX–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:50 from PDX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PDX to DEN?

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 PDX–DEN fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 69 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.