Flights Denver → Bakersfield
DEN → BFL
How long is the flight from Denver to Bakersfield?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Bakersfield (BFL) takes 1h 59m 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 Denver with Bakersfield and has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 5.4 minutes. Since its origin airport opened in 1989, the route has seen 178 total flights, serving a destination city that handles approximately 203,585 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 Denver (DEN) → Bakersfield (BFL) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 420 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Bakersfield: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Bakersfield (BFL) heads west for about 1,357 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 59m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 52% of DEN-BFL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Bakersfield it is 2.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 420 tracked DEN-BFL flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.2% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-BFL
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Bakersfield (BFL) takes 1h 59m 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 Denver (DEN) -> Bakersfield (BFL) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 420 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Bakersfield is 0.24% across 420 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
