Flights Denver → Colorado Springs
DEN → COS
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Colorado Springs operates with a fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving approximately 1096 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, the average delay for these flights is around 11.7 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) → Colorado Springs (COS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1508 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Colorado Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Colorado Springs: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Colorado Springs (COS) heads south for about 117 km, a flight time of roughly 34m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of DEN-COS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Colorado Springs it is 3.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 1,508 tracked DEN-COS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.8% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-COS
On the Denver (DEN) -> Colorado Springs (COS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1508 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Colorado Springs is 0.80% across 1508 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.
