Flights Toronto → Denver
YYZ → DEN
How long is the flight from Toronto to Denver?
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 55m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Toronto to Denver, utilizing both Embraer 190 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The destination airport in Denver, which opened in 1989, serves over 82 million passengers annually, making it a major hub for air travel.
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 Toronto (YYZ) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.3/100 (low), 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 Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Toronto (YYZ) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 2,111 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 55m.
Departures from Toronto on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of YYZ-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked YYZ-DEN flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating YYZ-DEN
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Frequently asked questions about YYZ-DEN
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 55m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Toronto (YYZ) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Toronto-Denver is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Denver, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
