Flights Denver → Vancouver
DEN → YVR
How long is the flight from Denver to Vancouver?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Vancouver (YVR) takes 2h 32m 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 connects Denver, where the airport opened in 1989, to Vancouver. Operated by a mix of aircraft including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Boeing 737-800, this route serves one of the busiest destinations with over 26 million passengers annually at its arrival point in Vancouver.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Denver (DEN) → Vancouver (YVR) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Vancouver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Vancouver (YVR) heads north-west for about 1,790 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 32m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of DEN-YVR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Vancouver it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked DEN-YVR flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-YVR
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Vancouver (YVR) takes 2h 32m 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) -> Vancouver (YVR) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Vancouver is 0.00% across 28 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.
