PWM → DENPortland to Denver

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Direct flights from Portland (PWM) to Denver (DEN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,861 km, an estimated 4 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Portland and Denver. Updated 15 September 2026 at 06:33 UTC.

PWM Portland busy · +28
DEN Denver busy · +16
2,861 km · ~4h 10m est.
departs 15:377x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 operated PWM → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~4h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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
United AirlinesUA71% on time

Flights UA287 15:37 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14UA287dep +12 → arr+12
09-13UA287dep +33 → arr+16
09-12UA287dep +15 → arr+22
09-11UA287dep +12 → arr−8
09-10UA287dep +10 → arr−8
09-09UA287dep +4 → arr−7
09-08UA287dep +7 → arr−15

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
PWMPortland +28 min busy 🌤 clear · WNW 4 kt Full PWM delay board →
DENDenver +16 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 6 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN: 41% 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 PWM 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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How we measure this →

PWM to DEN questions

Is PWM–DEN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at PWM is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from PWM to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 2,861 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 232–275 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PWM–DEN fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at PWM and arrival-side delay at DEN, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.