Flights Cleveland → Denver
CLE → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Cleveland to Denver operates with an 81% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 9.9 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 375 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A319, and Boeing 737-900.
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 Cleveland (CLE) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 509 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 0.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.2/100 (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 Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 1,928 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 50m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of CLE-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 509 tracked CLE-DEN flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.6% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLE-DEN
On the Cleveland (CLE) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 509 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-Denver is 0.59% across 509 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, 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.
