Flights Minot → Denver
MOT → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Minot to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 74%, experiencing a mean delay of 41.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 177 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked Denver International Airport which opened in 1989 and handles approximately 82,358,744 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 Minot (MOT) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 239 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 44 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.77%. 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 Minot the average ATFM delay is 3.4 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minot (MOT) to Denver (DEN) heads south for about 972 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 38m.
Departures from Minot on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of MOT-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minot the average ATFM delay is 3.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 239 tracked MOT-DEN flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 44 min and a 3.8% 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 MOT-DEN
On the Minot (MOT) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 44 minutes, based on 239 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minot-Denver is 3.77% across 239 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.
