Flights Denver → Gunnison
DEN → GUC
How long is the flight from Denver to Gunnison?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Gunnison (GUC) takes 29 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Gunnison has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with the average delay being 8.4 minutes. Over a period, there have been 242 flights on this route, connecting passengers from the city of Denver, whose airport opened in 1989, to the smaller destination of Gunnison, which sees approximately 72,476 passengers annually at its airport.
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) → Gunnison (GUC) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 588 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.19%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Gunnison the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Gunnison: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Gunnison (GUC) heads south-west for about 244 km, a flight time of roughly 29m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of DEN-GUC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Gunnison it is 2.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 588 tracked DEN-GUC flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 18 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) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-GUC
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Gunnison (GUC) takes 29 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> Gunnison (GUC) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 588 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Gunnison is 1.19% across 588 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.
