Flights Boston → Denver
BOS → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Denver operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.5 minutes. Over the past year, approximately 850 flights have been conducted along this route using aircraft such as Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-900/800 models, serving Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989 and currently handles about 82,358,744 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 Boston (BOS) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1097 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.4/100 (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 Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 2,816 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 56m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of BOS-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,097 tracked BOS-DEN flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 4.5% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-DEN
On the Boston (BOS) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1097 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Denver is 4.47% across 1097 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Denver, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
