Flights Denver → Los Angeles
DEN → LAX
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Los Angeles operates with a mix of aircraft including the Canadair Regional Jet 700, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 737 series, and Boeing 757 models. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, flights experience an average delay of 10 minutes, based on a total of 1810 flights recorded.
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) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2427 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads south-west for about 1,385 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 34% of DEN-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,427 tracked DEN-LAX flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.9% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-LAX
On the Denver (DEN) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 2427 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Los Angeles is 1.85% across 2427 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier 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.
