Flights Oklahoma City → Denver
OKC → DEN
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 928 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (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 Oklahoma City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 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 25m.
Departures from Oklahoma City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 59% of OKC-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Oklahoma City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 928 tracked OKC-DEN flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.0% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about OKC-DEN
On the Oklahoma City (OKC) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 928 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Oklahoma City-Denver is 0.97% across 928 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.
