Denver (DEN) to Portland (PDX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 47m
Bearing
299° NW
Denver (DEN) to Portland (PDX) is 989 miles (1,592 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–PDX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop DEN–PDX; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 23% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
607
April 2026
Seats
105,964
both directions
Passengers
90,888
both directions
Load factor
85.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–PDX?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–PDX departures in April 2026 (276), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
276 departures · 48,032 seats
Share of departures45.5%84.9%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
218 departures · 37,010 seats
Share of departures35.9%89.6%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
70 departures · 12,214 seats
Share of departures11.5%81.5%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
42 departures · 8,636 seats
Share of departures6.9%80.7%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.2%84.7%
Load
What plane flies DEN–PDX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 23% of DEN–PDX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
142 departures · 86.2% load
23.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
138 departures · 89.7% load
22.7% - Airbus A321neo
82 departures · 83.9% load
13.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
74 departures · 84.0% load
12.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
58 departures · 83.1% load
9.6% - Airbus A320
51 departures · 82.6% load
8.4% - Boeing 737-700
30 departures · 91.8% load
4.9% - Airbus A320neo
22 departures · 81.7% load
3.6% - Airbus A319
5 departures · 84.1% load
0.8% - Airbus A321
4 departures · 82.3% load
0.7% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 84.7% load
0.2%
How has DEN–PDX traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–PDX departures fell from 795 in May 2025 to 607 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–PDX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
795 departures · 115,430 passengers
84.2%
Load
June 2025
876 departures · 131,727 passengers
85.9%
Load
July 2025
898 departures · 140,369 passengers
87.9%
Load
August 2025
868 departures · 139,896 passengers
89.1%
Load
September 2025
788 departures · 122,004 passengers
86.7%
Load
October 2025
790 departures · 122,817 passengers
87.9%
Load
November 2025
683 departures · 102,341 passengers
85.4%
Load
December 2025
689 departures · 105,293 passengers
87.8%
Load
January 2026
542 departures · 75,355 passengers
81.6%
Load
February 2026
494 departures · 69,258 passengers
82.5%
Load
March 2026
591 departures · 90,232 passengers
87.4%
Load
April 2026
607 departures · 90,888 passengers
85.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PDX → DEN
85.4% full
304 departures · 45,452 passengers
DEN → PDX
86.2% full
303 departures · 45,436 passengers
Nonstop DEN–PDX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Portland (PDX)?
DEN to PDX is 989 miles (1,592 km / 860 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to PDX?
A nonstop covers the 989-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–PDX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (23.4%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (22.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–PDX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 989-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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