Flights Denver → Columbus
DEN → CMH
How long is the flight from Denver to Columbus?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Columbus (CMH) takes 2h 22m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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, whose airport opened in 1989, with Columbus, where the airport dates back to 1929 and handles over seven million passengers annually. Operating primarily with Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer 170 aircraft, the service experiences a mean delay of 12.2 minutes per flight, with 75% of flights arriving on time out of a total of 422 flights.
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) → Columbus (CMH) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1099 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Columbus: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Columbus (CMH) heads east for about 1,853 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 22m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of DEN-CMH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,099 tracked DEN-CMH flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.6% 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 DEN-CMH
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Columbus (CMH) takes 2h 22m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> Columbus (CMH) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1099 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Columbus is 0.55% across 1099 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.
