Flights Denver → Sioux Falls
DEN → FSD
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Sioux Falls operates with an 82% on-time performance rate, with the average delay being 13.6 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 388 flights on this route using a mix of Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft.
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) → Sioux Falls (FSD) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 522 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sioux Falls the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sioux Falls: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Sioux Falls (FSD) heads north-east for about 777 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of DEN-FSD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sioux Falls it is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 522 tracked DEN-FSD flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.7% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-FSD
On the Denver (DEN) -> Sioux Falls (FSD) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 522 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Sioux Falls is 1.72% across 522 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Sioux Falls, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
