Flights Denver → Knoxville
DEN → TYS
How long is the flight from Denver to Knoxville?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Knoxville (TYS) takes 2h 16m 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 from Denver to Knoxville operates with an 81% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 8.5 minutes when flights are not on schedule. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 210 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, connecting passengers between Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, and Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport, which serves over 1.8 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) → Knoxville (TYS) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 611 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Knoxville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Knoxville (TYS) heads east for about 1,866 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 16m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of DEN-TYS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Knoxville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 611 tracked DEN-TYS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.3% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-TYS
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Knoxville (TYS) takes 2h 16m 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) -> Knoxville (TYS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 611 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Knoxville is 0.33% across 611 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, 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.
