PDX → DENPortland to Denver

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Direct flights from Portland (PDX) to Denver (DEN): 24 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 95% of the last 22 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 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 21 October 2026 at 22:08 UTC.

Today, PDX → DEN

Wed 21 Oct · local times
WN3314Southwest AirlinesIn the air, 18 min late

Left PDX at 13:58, 18 min after its 13:40 slot.

Landing
17:19DEN board estimate · sched 17:05
Track WN3314 →
  1. 05:00 UA459United Airlines Left 05:00 Landed 08:25 −13
  2. 06:30 WN3312Southwest Airlines Left 06:26 Landed 09:52 −3
  3. 08:35 WN1200Southwest Airlines Left 08:32 Landed 12:05 +5
  4. 08:40 UA2375United Airlines Left 08:40 Landed 11:55 −24
  5. 10:43 UA1429United Airlines Left 10:43 Landed 14:05 −18
  6. 10:49 AS684Alaska Airlines Left 10:50 Landed 14:25 −7
  7. 12:00 WN3055Southwest Airlines Left 11:58 Landed 15:30 +5
  8. 12:45 UA1411United Airlines Left 12:45 DEN est. 16:11In the air · sched 16:25
  9. 13:40 WN3314Southwest Airlines Left 13:58 +18 DEN est. 17:19 +14In the air · sched 17:05
  10. 14:48 AS1375Alaska Airlines Est. 14:57 +9Gate C16 DEN est. 18:34 +9sched 18:25
  11. 15:50 WN1095Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate E12 DEN est. 19:08sched 19:20
  12. 16:09 UA1787United Airlines On scheduleGate E3 DEN est. 19:40sched 19:45
  13. 18:55 UA2334United Airlines On scheduleGate E4 DEN 22:29scheduled

Checked PDX board 14:23 · DEN board 15:08

PDX Portland smooth · +3
DEN Denver smooth · +0
1,592 km · ~2h 32m est.
dep bank 05:00–19:3524x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 24x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 22 operated PDX → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 22 operated legs
Flight time~2h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures24x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

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 10:49 daily · AS3145 14:30 Mo Th Fr Su · AS1375 14:48 Tu We Sa · AS1317 18:03 Mo Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91790 11:49 Tu Th Su

Southwest AirlinesWN89% on time

Flights WN868 05:30 Su · WN1870 06:20 Mo Th Fr · WN3312 06:30 Tu We Sa · WN4501 07:40 Mo Th Fr

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA459 05:00 daily · UA2375 08:40 daily · UA1429 10:43 daily · UA1411 12:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21AS684dep +1 → arr−7
10-21UA1411dep +0 → arr−14
10-21UA1429dep +0 → arr−18
10-21UA2375dep +0 → arr−24
10-21UA459dep +0 → arr−13
10-21WN1200dep −3 → arr+5
10-21WN3055dep −2 → arr+5
10-21WN3312dep −4 → arr−3
10-21WN3314dep +18 → arr+14
10-20AS1375arrived+9
10-20AS684arrived−5
10-20F91790arrived−16
10-20UA1411arrived−20
10-20UA1429arrived−6
10-20UA1787arrived−9
10-20UA2375arrived−19
10-20UA459arrived−13
10-20WN1095arrived−16
10-20WN1200arrived+10
10-20WN3055arrived−2
10-20WN3312arrived+3
10-20WN3314arrived+52

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 +3 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 4 kt Full PDX delay board →
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 16 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 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. The departure side at PDX is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. 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 17:45 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 99 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.