Flights Denver → Miami
DEN → MIA
How long is the flight from Denver to Miami?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Miami (MIA) takes 3h 30m 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 Miami operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, experiencing an average delay of 17.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 713 flights using aircraft such as Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A319, connecting Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, to Miami International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 50 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) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1541 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Miami (MIA) heads south-east for about 2,749 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 30m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DEN-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,541 tracked DEN-MIA flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.8% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-MIA
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Miami (MIA) takes 3h 30m 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) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1541 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Miami is 0.84% across 1541 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
