Flights Denver → Pittsburgh
DEN → PIT
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Pittsburgh operates with a mix of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft models, including the 737-800 and 737-700 variants. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, the flights experience an average delay of 11.8 minutes, based on a total of 330 recorded flights. Pittsburgh International Airport, which opened in 1944, handles over eight million passengers annually, making it a major hub for air travel.
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) → Pittsburgh (PIT) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 454 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Pittsburgh: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Pittsburgh (PIT) heads east for about 2,071 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 1m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of DEN-PIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Pittsburgh it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 454 tracked DEN-PIT flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.4% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-PIT
On the Denver (DEN) -> Pittsburgh (PIT) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 454 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Pittsburgh is 0.44% across 454 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.
