Flights Memphis → Denver
MEM → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Memphis to Denver operates with an average on-time performance rate of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 17.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 351 flights using aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Airbus A319, serving one of the busiest airports in Denver 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 Memphis (MEM) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 455 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (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 Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to Denver (DEN) heads north-west for about 1,401 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 10m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of MEM-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 455 tracked MEM-DEN flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.4% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about MEM-DEN
On the Memphis (MEM) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 455 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-Denver is 0.44% across 455 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
