PDX → DENPortland to Denver

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Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to Denver (DEN): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 86% of the last 14 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. 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 13 September 2026 at 15:19 UTC.

PDX Portland smooth · +0
DEN Denver smooth · +0
1,592 km · ~2h 32m est.
dep bank 05:00–19:3528x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 14 operated legs
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 07:18 daily · AS1346 14:51 daily · AS466 17:58 Mo Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91790 12:20 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · F92554 17:56 Tu We

Southwest AirlinesWN83% on time

Flights WN3123 varies daily · WN4156 10:35 Tu We Sa · WN654 10:55 Mo Th Fr · WN360 12:40 Sa

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA459 05:00 daily · UA2375 08:40 daily · UA545 10:50 daily · UA1411 12:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13AS684dep +0 → arr−16
09-13UA459dep +0 → arr−28
09-13WN3123dep −4 → arr−6
09-13WN3124dep −4 → arr−19
09-12AS1346arrived−18
09-12AS684arrived−10
09-12UA1411arrived−28
09-12UA1787arrived−24
09-12UA2375arrived−28
09-12UA545arrived+45
09-12WN3123arrived+18
09-12WN3124arrived−21
09-12WN360arrived−2
09-12WN4156arrived−9

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 10 kt Full PDX delay board →
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSW 9 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PDX and DEN: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. 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. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. 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 17:56 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 96 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.