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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn December 2025, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–PWM; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 95% full.
Departures
2
December 2025
Seats
332
both directions
Passengers
316
both directions
Load factor
95.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–PWM?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–PWM in December 2025 (2 departures).
- UA
United Airlines
2 departures · 332 seats
Share of departures100.0%95.2%
Load
What plane flies DEN–PWM?
In December 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of DEN–PWM departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
2 departures · 95.2% load
100.0%
How has DEN–PWM traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–PWM departures fell from 20 in May 2025 to 2 in December 2025.
Monthly nonstop DEN–PWM traffic, trailing 12 months through December 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
20 departures · 2,241 passengers
88.1%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → PWM
92.2% full
1 departures · 153 passengers
PWM → DEN
98.2% full
1 departures · 163 passengers
Nonstop DEN–PWM traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through December 2025; 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 (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 December 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
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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