Flights Denver → Bismarck
DEN → BIS
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Bismarck operates with an Airbus A319 and has a total of 345 flights annually. With a 79% on-time performance rate, the average delay for these flights is approximately 18.5 minutes.
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) → Bismarck (BIS) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 438 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bismarck the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Bismarck: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Bismarck (BIS) heads north for about 831 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of DEN-BIS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Bismarck it is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 438 tracked DEN-BIS flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.3% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-BIS
On the Denver (DEN) -> Bismarck (BIS) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 438 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Bismarck is 2.28% across 438 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Bismarck, 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.
