Flights Denver → Wichita
DEN → ICT
How long is the flight from Denver to Wichita?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Wichita (ICT) takes 1h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 from Denver to Wichita has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of 11.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 488 flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A319, De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, and Boeing 737-800.
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) → Wichita (ICT) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1431 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Wichita the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Wichita: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Wichita (ICT) heads east for about 674 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of DEN-ICT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Wichita it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,431 tracked DEN-ICT flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 19 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) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-ICT
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Wichita (ICT) takes 1h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> Wichita (ICT) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1431 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Wichita is 0.70% across 1431 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
