Flights Fresno → Denver
FAT → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Fresno to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.1 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 349 total flights on this route, using aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving Denver International Airport which opened in 1989 and 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 Fresno (FAT) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 465 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (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 Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fresno (FAT) to Denver (DEN) heads east for about 1,355 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 7m.
Departures from Fresno on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 55% of FAT-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 465 tracked FAT-DEN flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 8 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) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about FAT-DEN
On the Fresno (FAT) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 465 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fresno-Denver is 0.00% across 465 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, 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.
