Flights Jacksn Hole → Denver
JAC → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Jackson Hole to Denver, operated by an Airbus A319, has a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of just 12 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1989, serves over 82 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
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 Jacksn Hole (JAC) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 475 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.4/100 (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 Jacksn Hole the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jacksn Hole (JAC) to Denver (DEN) heads south-east for about 653 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 14m.
Departures from Jacksn Hole on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of JAC-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jacksn Hole the average ATFM delay is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 475 tracked JAC-DEN flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.5% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAC-DEN
On the Jacksn Hole (JAC) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 475 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jacksn Hole-Denver is 1.47% across 475 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.
