Flights Los Angeles → Denver
LAX → DEN
Route overview
This flight route connects Los Angeles to Denver, with a high on-time performance rate of 83%, and an average delay time of just 7.5 minutes. The route sees frequent service with 1811 total flights using a variety of aircraft types including the Canadair Regional Jet 700, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900, and others. Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989, handles over 82 million passengers annually on this busy route.
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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2396 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (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 Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Denver (DEN) heads north-east for about 1,385 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of LAX-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,396 tracked LAX-DEN flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-DEN
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 2396 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Denver is 1.92% across 2396 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Frontier 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.
