Flights Anchorage → Denver
ANC → DEN
How long is the flight from Anchorage to Denver?
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN) takes 4h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Anchorage to Denver, utilizing Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With an average delay of 12.6 minutes and an on-time performance rate of 87%, the service maintains a relatively high level of punctuality. The destination airport in Denver, which opened in 1989, handles over 82 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the United States.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Anchorage (ANC) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 545 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.10%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN) heads east for about 3,863 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 50m.
Departures from Anchorage on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 67% of ANC-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 545 tracked ANC-DEN flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ANC-DEN
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN) takes 4h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Anchorage (ANC) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 545 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Anchorage-Denver is 1.10% across 545 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
