Flights Dayton → Denver
DAY → DEN
How long is the flight from Dayton to Denver?
The flight from Dayton (DAY) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 38m 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
The flight route from Dayton to Denver is served by Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and boasts a high on-time performance rate of 96%, with an average arrival time that is actually one minute and forty-eight seconds ahead of schedule. The origin airport in Dayton, which opened in 1937, connects to the bustling Denver International Airport, established in 1989, handling 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 Dayton (DAY) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 225 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.3/100 (low), 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 Dayton the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dayton (DAY) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 1,742 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 38m.
Departures from Dayton on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 94% of DAY-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dayton the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 225 tracked DAY-DEN flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 8 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 DAY-DEN
The flight from Dayton (DAY) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 38m 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 Dayton (DAY) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 225 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dayton-Denver is 0.44% across 225 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.
