Flights Pittsburgh → Denver
PIT → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Pittsburgh to Denver operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 330 total flights on this route, experiencing an average delay of 9.3 minutes. The aircraft used include Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-900 models. Pittsburgh's airport has been in operation since 1944, while Denver's more recently opened in 1989 and currently serves 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 454 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.10%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.4/100 (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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 2,071 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 1m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 48% of PIT-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 454 tracked PIT-DEN flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.1% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PIT-DEN
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 454 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Denver is 1.10% across 454 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 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.
