Flights Detroit → Denver
DTW → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Denver features an on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.1 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 752 flights operated by various aircraft types including Airbus A320s and Boeing 737-800s, among others, serving Denver International Airport which opened in 1989 and currently handles over 82 million passengers 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 Detroit (DTW) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 987 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 1,802 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 40m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of DTW-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 987 tracked DTW-DEN flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-DEN
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 987 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Denver is 0.61% across 987 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit 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.
