Flights Denver → Memphis
DEN → MEM
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Memphis operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Airbus A319 aircraft, serving 351 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 76%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 14.1 minutes.
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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 455 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Memphis (MEM) heads east for about 1,401 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 10m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of DEN-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 455 tracked DEN-MEM flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-MEM
On the Denver (DEN) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 455 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Memphis is 0.88% across 455 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
