Flights San Antonio → Denver
SAT → DEN
How long is the flight from San Antonio to Denver?
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 San Antonio to Denver operates with a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of just 9.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 738 flights on this route using Boeing 737-800 and 737-700 aircraft models.
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 San Antonio (SAT) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1898 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Denver (DEN) heads north-west for about 1,280 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 50m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of SAT-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,898 tracked SAT-DEN flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.5% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAT-DEN
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1898 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Denver is 0.47% across 1898 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.
