Flights Knoxville → Denver
TYS → DEN
How long is the flight from Knoxville to Denver?
The flight from Knoxville (TYS) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 45m 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 from Knoxville to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 89%, experiencing a mean delay of just 4.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 210 flights operated by Airbus A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, which handled 82,358,744 passengers annually as of the latest data available.
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 Knoxville (TYS) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 624 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.48%. 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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Knoxville (TYS) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 1,866 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 45m.
Departures from Knoxville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of TYS-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Knoxville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 624 tracked TYS-DEN flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.5% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about TYS-DEN
The flight from Knoxville (TYS) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 45m 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 Knoxville (TYS) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 624 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Knoxville-Denver is 0.48% across 624 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.
