Flights Vail → Denver
EGE → DEN
How long is the flight from Vail to Denver?
The flight from Vail (EGE) to Denver (DEN) takes 42 min 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
This flight route operates from Vail to Denver, using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft. With a total of 329 flights recorded and an on-time performance rate of 82%, the average delay is approximately 13.7 minutes. The destination airport in Denver, which opened in 1989, 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Vail (EGE) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 756 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (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 Vail the average ATFM delay is 5.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vail (EGE) to Denver (DEN) heads east for about 193 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from Vail on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 57% of EGE-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vail the average ATFM delay is 5.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 756 tracked EGE-DEN flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.7% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about EGE-DEN
The flight from Vail (EGE) to Denver (DEN) takes 42 min 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 Vail (EGE) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 756 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vail-Denver is 0.66% across 756 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
