Flights Sioux Falls → Denver
FSD → DEN
How long is the flight from Sioux Falls to Denver?
The flight from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 19m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Sioux Falls to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 388 flights on this route using aircraft such as the Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving the highly trafficked Denver International Airport 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Sioux Falls (FSD) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1126 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (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 Sioux Falls the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Denver (DEN) heads south-west for about 777 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Sioux Falls on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of FSD-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sioux Falls the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,126 tracked FSD-DEN flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.4% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about FSD-DEN
The flight from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 19m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Sioux Falls (FSD) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1126 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sioux Falls-Denver is 1.42% across 1126 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United 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.
