The present invention provides a portable single-phase air bypass switch for live power distribution network, including a housing member, a positioning member, a conductive circuit member, a clutch member, a switch-closing member and switch-opening member. The housing member includes a main sleeve tube, an insulating sleeve pipe, a flange sleeve, and a bottom cover. The positioning member includes a positioning nut, positioning frames, and a positioning column. The conductive circuit member includes a conductive end cover, an upper conductive rod, a pressing sleeve, a coupling nut, a conductive sleeve pipe, a stationary contact, a movable contact, and a lower conductive rod. The clutch member includes a clutch, a clutch ring, and a clutch sleeve pipe. The switch-closing member includes a switch-closing energy-storage rod, a switch-closing energy-storage ring, a switch-closing spring, a switch-closing positioning pin, a switch-closing release ring, and an inner sleeve pipe. The switch-opening member include a small shaft, a switch-opening spring, a stopping block, a switch-opening energy-storage shaft, a connection rod, a switch-opening energy-storage pressing head, a switch-opening positioning pin, and a switch-opening release ring. The disclosed switch integrates fast-opening and fast-closing functionalities, and solves technical difficulties of instant arc-canceling on unloaded grid lines, power cables and mixed line and bypass line operations, the work coverage in live power distribution network can thus be improved with desired security.