Denver (DEN) to Portland (PWM)
Flight time
≈ 4h 21m
Bearing
70° E
Denver (DEN) to Portland (PWM) is 1,778 miles (2,861 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–PWM
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–PWM; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 62% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
56
May 2026
Seats
9,348
both directions
Passengers
7,600
both directions
Load factor
81.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–PWM?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–PWM in May 2026 (56 departures).
- UA
56 departures · 9,348 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.3%
Load
What plane flies DEN–PWM?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 62% of DEN–PWM departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
35 departures · 84.0% load
62.5% - Boeing 737-800
17 departures · 75.5% load
30.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
4 departures · 82.1% load
7.1%
How has DEN–PWM traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–PWM departures fell from 59 in June 2025 to 56 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–PWM traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
59 departures · 7,512 passengers
93.3%
Load
July 2025
66 departures · 10,474 passengers
93.3%
Load
August 2025
68 departures · 10,892 passengers
94.3%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 9,039 passengers
92.2%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,470 passengers
90.1%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 7,805 passengers
81.7%
Load
December 2025
2 departures · 316 passengers
95.2%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
56 departures · 7,600 passengers
81.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → PWM
83.8% full
28 departures · 3,918 passengers
PWM → DEN
78.8% full
28 departures · 3,682 passengers
Nonstop DEN–PWM traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from Portland (PWM)?
DEN to PWM is 1,778 miles (2,861 km / 1,545 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to PWM?
A nonstop covers the 1,778-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 21m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–PWM?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (62.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–PWM?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,778-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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