Flights Columbus → Denver
CMH → DEN
How long is the flight from Columbus to Denver?
The flight from Columbus (CMH) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 45m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Columbus to Denver, operating with an average on-time performance of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 12.8 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include the Embraer 170 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving one of the busiest airports in the destination city, which handles over eighty-two 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 Columbus (CMH) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1091 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.6/100 (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 Columbus the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 1,853 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 45m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of CMH-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,091 tracked CMH-DEN flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.4% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about CMH-DEN
The flight from Columbus (CMH) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 45m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Columbus (CMH) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1091 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-Denver is 0.37% across 1091 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 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.
