Flights Portland → Denver
PDX → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Denver features an overall on-time performance of 85%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.5 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 841 total flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A320s and A319s as well as Boeing 737 series planes, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, Denver International Airport, which handled over 82 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Portland (PDX) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1140 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Denver (DEN) heads east for about 1,592 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 25m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of PDX-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,140 tracked PDX-DEN flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-DEN
On the Portland (PDX) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 1140 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Denver is 1.67% across 1140 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
