Flights Denver → Tucson
DEN → TUS
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Tucson operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has seen 781 flights, maintaining an on-time performance rate of 77%. With an average delay time of 11.1 minutes, the service is relatively punctual despite minor delays.
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) → Tucson (TUS) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1021 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tucson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Tucson (TUS) heads south-west for about 1,029 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of DEN-TUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tucson it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,021 tracked DEN-TUS flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.7% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-TUS
On the Denver (DEN) -> Tucson (TUS) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1021 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Tucson is 0.69% across 1021 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.
