Flights Oklahoma City → Denver
OKC → DEN
How long is the flight from Oklahoma City to Denver?
The flight from Oklahoma City (OKC) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 20m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Oklahoma City to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.3 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include the Airbus A319 and De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, 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 Oklahoma City (OKC) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1859 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.3/100 (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 Oklahoma City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Oklahoma City (OKC) to Denver (DEN) heads north-west for about 796 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 20m.
Departures from Oklahoma City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of OKC-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Oklahoma City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,859 tracked OKC-DEN flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.9% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about OKC-DEN
The flight from Oklahoma City (OKC) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 20m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Oklahoma City (OKC) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1859 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Oklahoma City-Denver is 0.91% across 1859 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 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.
