The flight time from Denver to Portland is 2 hours, 37 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 16 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PDX Portland, OR 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
87%
United
84%
Frontier
82%
Southwest
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Portland is 2 hours, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 16 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Portland is 991 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Portland to Denver
2 hours, 24 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 34m
United
2h 36m
Alaska
2h 42m
Frontier
2h 42m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

88

Distance

991 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
36
Southwest
34
Frontier
9
Alaska
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Portland by plane?

The distance from Denver to Portland by plane is 991 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Portland?

The flight time from Denver to Portland is 2 hours, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 16 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 34 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 2 hours, 42 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Portland?

Frontier, United, Southwest, and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Portland.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Portland?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Portland (PDX). On average, they have 34 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Denver on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 136 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Portland 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Denver to Portland, Southwest is 76% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 87% 11% 2%
United 84% 15% 1%
Frontier 82% 17% 1%
Southwest 76% 23% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Portland, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 14 136 3 154
United 16 136 4 156
Alaska 18 138 4 162
Frontier 15 137 7 162

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 0.49
5am 0.17
6am 1.15
10am 0.12
11pm 0.02
9pm 0.95
11am 1.44
5pm 0.22
8pm 0.77
1pm 0.31
6pm 0.58
3pm 0.59
4pm 1.02
9am 0.3
10pm 1.19
12pm 0.46
7pm 1.42
7am 1.02
2pm 0.2

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Portland that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 310
February 290
March 342
April 348
May 378
June 432
July 464
August 437
September 416
October 435
November 383
December 357

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Portland that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 13.23
Tuesday 12.6
Wednesday 12.67
Thursday 13.21
Friday 13.13
Saturday 11.19
Sunday 12.27

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 1
Southwest 1
Frontier 0
Alaska 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 14 139 4 159
5am 15 139 7 162
6am 14 136 4 156
10am 13 135 4 151
11pm 14 135 7 155
9pm 15 135 4 156
11am 16 136 4 157
5pm 17 137 4 158
8pm 16 136 4 158
1pm 14 135 3 155
6pm 15 138 4 159
3pm 15 136 3 155
4pm 14 138 3 157
9am 14 133 4 151
10pm 14 136 5 157
12pm 15 135 4 155
7pm 17 136 4 159
7am 14 134 3 154
2pm 13 137 3 154
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.