Flights Denver → Toronto
DEN → YYZ
How long is the flight from Denver to Toronto?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Toronto (YYZ) takes 2h 38m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Denver, where the airport opened in 1989, to Toronto. It operates using Embraer 190 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving a highly trafficked destination with over 35 million passengers passing through Toronto's airport 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) → Toronto (YYZ) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Toronto: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Toronto (YYZ) heads east for about 2,111 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 38m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of DEN-YYZ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Toronto it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked DEN-YYZ flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating DEN-YYZ
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-YYZ
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Toronto (YYZ) takes 2h 38m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> Toronto (YYZ) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Toronto is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, 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.
