Flights Denver → Grand Junction
DEN → GJT
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Grand Junction operates with a fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 79%. With an average delay of 11.5 minutes, the route sees approximately 531 flights annually, serving the busy Denver airport and connecting to Grand Junction's smaller but well-utilized airport which handles around 500,032 passengers per year.
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) → Grand Junction (GJT) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 686 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Grand Junction the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Grand Junction: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Grand Junction (GJT) heads west for about 341 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of DEN-GJT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Grand Junction it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 686 tracked DEN-GJT flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.2% 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-GJT
On the Denver (DEN) -> Grand Junction (GJT) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 686 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Grand Junction is 1.17% across 686 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 Grand Junction, 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.
