Flights Denver → Ontario
DEN → ONT
How long is the flight from Denver to Ontario?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Ontario (ONT) takes 1h 56m 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 Ontario has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 13.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 576 total flights departing from Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, heading towards Ontario International Airport, serving over 5.7 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) → Ontario (ONT) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1618 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.19%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Ontario the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Ontario: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Ontario (ONT) heads south-west for about 1,316 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 56m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of DEN-ONT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Ontario it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,618 tracked DEN-ONT flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.2% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-ONT
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Ontario (ONT) takes 1h 56m 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) -> Ontario (ONT) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1618 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Ontario is 0.19% across 1618 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 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.
