Flights Denver → Billings
DEN → BIL
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Billings operates with a high level of punctuality, with 84% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 363 total flights along this route, experiencing an average delay of 7.1 minutes when delays do occur. The aircraft used include Airbus A320 and various Boeing models such as the 737-900 and 737-800, as well as the Airbus A319.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Denver (DEN) → Billings (BIL) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 456 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 1.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Billings the average ATFM delay is 1.7 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Billings: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Billings (BIL) heads north-west for about 733 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 20m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of DEN-BIL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Billings it is 1.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 456 tracked DEN-BIL flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating DEN-BIL
Airports
Frequently asked questions about DEN-BIL
On the Denver (DEN) -> Billings (BIL) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 456 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Billings is 1.32% across 456 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Billings, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
