Flights Denver → Monterey
DEN → MRY
Route overview
This flight route connects Denver, whose airport opened in 1989, with Monterey, where the destination airport has been operational since 1940 and serves approximately 394,923 passengers annually. With an on-time performance rate of 88%, the flights experience an average delay of 6.6 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) → Monterey (MRY) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 208 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Monterey the average ATFM delay is 2.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Monterey: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Monterey (MRY) heads west for about 1,541 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 21m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 57% of DEN-MRY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Monterey it is 2.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 208 tracked DEN-MRY flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-MRY
On the Denver (DEN) -> Monterey (MRY) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 208 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Monterey is 0.00% across 208 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.
