Flights New York → Denver
LGA → DEN
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Denver, operating with an average on-time performance of 73%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 16.7 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200, and Boeing 737-800 models, serving the busy Denver International Airport which opened in 1989 and 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 New York (LGA) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1511 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 2,600 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 40m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of LGA-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,511 tracked LGA-DEN flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.2% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-DEN
On the New York (LGA) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1511 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Denver is 3.24% across 1511 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
