Flights Denver → Pierre
DEN → PIR
How long is the flight from Denver to Pierre?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Pierre (PIR) takes 59 min 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 Pierre has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 21.1 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 152 total flights on this route, connecting Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, to Pierre Regional Airport, serving a much smaller population with approximately 65,644 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) → Pierre (PIR) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 331 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Pierre the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Pierre: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Pierre (PIR) heads north-east for about 619 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of DEN-PIR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Pierre it is 2.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 331 tracked DEN-PIR flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 1.5% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-PIR
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Pierre (PIR) takes 59 min 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) -> Pierre (PIR) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 331 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Pierre is 1.51% across 331 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: 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.
