Flights Denver → New York
DEN → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to New York, operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, has a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 9.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 355 flights, connecting two major airports: Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, which has been operational since 1948 and handles over 62 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 471 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 2,610 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 41m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of DEN-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 471 tracked DEN-JFK flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.3% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-JFK
On the Denver (DEN) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 471 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-New York is 2.34% across 471 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
