CMH → DENColumbus to Denver

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Direct flights from Columbus (CMH) to Denver (DEN): 46 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 80% of the last 30 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 36 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,853 km, an estimated 2 hours 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Columbus and Denver. Updated 3 November 2026 at 02:08 UTC.

Today, CMH → DEN

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 08:45 UA728United Airlines Left 08:57 +12 Landed 09:48 −17
  2. 12:25 WN1254Southwest Airlines Left 13:26 +61 Landed 14:06 +31
  3. 16:21 F91693Frontier Airlines Left 16:40 +19 Landed 17:43
  4. 16:59 UA1389United Airlines Left 16:59 Landed 18:29 +6
  5. 18:50 WN1255Southwest Airlines Est. 18:50Departure not confirmed by the board DEN est. 19:28sched 20:00
  6. · F99401Frontier Airlines Departed Landed 17:32 +18

Checked CMH board 20:53 · DEN board 19:08

CMH Columbus busy · +16
DEN Denver smooth · +1
1,853 km · ~2h 53m est.
dep bank 06:30–18:5046x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 46x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 30 tracked CMH → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 36 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 30 arrivals
Flight time~2h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures46x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 36

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA5096 11:43 Mo We Th Fr Sa

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91693 16:27 Mo Tu We Fr

Southwest AirlinesWN69% on time

Flights WN1247 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN1250 varies daily · WN1254 12:25 Mo Su · WN1249 13:35 Tu We

United AirlinesUA93% on time

Flights UA728 08:45 daily · UA1389 16:59 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02F91693dep +19 → arr+0
11-02F99401arrived+18
11-02UA1389arrived+6
11-02UA728dep +12 → arr−17
11-02WN1254dep +61 → arr+31
11-01UA1389arrived+6
11-01UA728dep +39 → arr+25
11-01WN1254dep +86 → arr+56
11-01WN1255arrived+44
10-31UA1389dep +7 → arr−12
10-31UA728dep +18 → arr+5
10-31WN770dep +7 → arr+97
10-30AA5096departed+26
10-30F91693dep −3 → arr−40
10-30UA1389dep +8 → arr−6
10-30UA728dep +16 → arr+13
10-30WN1247dep +7 → arr−4
10-30WN1250dep +10 → arr−6
10-30WN513dep +3 → arr−13
10-29AA5096departed+60
10-29UA1389dep +6 → arr−20
10-29UA728dep +12 → arr−6
10-29WN1247dep +14 → arr−9
10-29WN1250dep +6 → arr−6
10-29WN513dep +20 → arr+2
10-28AA5096departed+5
10-28UA1389dep +26 → arr−2
10-28UA728dep +4 → arr−15
10-28WN1247dep +5 → arr−21
10-28WN1249dep +12 → arr−7
10-28WN1250dep +13 → arr−4
10-27UA1389dep +40 → arr+14
10-27UA728dep +29 → arr+10
10-27WN1247departed+6
10-27WN1249departed+49
10-27WN1250departed+2

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CMHColumbus +16 min busy 🌫 overcast · S 5 kt Full CMH delay board →
DENDenver +1 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 19 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CMH and DEN: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Columbus to Denver route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CMH to DEN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CMH to DEN questions

Is CMH–DEN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at CMH is the weaker end, route health score 76/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CMH–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:45 and evening departures around 18:50 from CMH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CMH to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 1,853 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 161–189 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CMH–DEN fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 46 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.