Flights Denver → Edmonton
DEN → YEG
How long is the flight from Denver to Edmonton?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Edmonton (YEG) takes 2h 17m 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
The flight route connects Denver, where the airport opened in 1989, to Edmonton. It operates using a mix of Airbus A319 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving a destination city with significant air traffic, as the Edmonton airport handles over seven million 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) → Edmonton (YEG) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 29 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Edmonton the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Edmonton: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Edmonton (YEG) heads north for about 1,640 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of DEN-YEG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Edmonton it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 29 tracked DEN-YEG flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% 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-YEG
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Edmonton (YEG) takes 2h 17m 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) -> Edmonton (YEG) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 29 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Edmonton is 0.00% across 29 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, 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.
