Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Denver
DFW → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Denver has a punctuality rate of 75%, with an average delay of 15.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 1488 flights operated by various aircraft models including Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320, serving the busy Denver International Airport which opened in 1989 and currently handles over 82 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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1965 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Denver (DEN) heads north-west for about 1,032 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of DFW-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,965 tracked DFW-DEN flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.2% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-DEN
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1965 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Denver is 1.17% across 1965 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit 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.
