DEN → BHMDenver to Birmingham

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Birmingham (BHM): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 77% of the last 26 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. 3 of the 28 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,740 km, an estimated 2 hours 44 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Birmingham. Updated 15 November 2026 at 20:13 UTC.

Today, DEN → BHM

Sun 15 Nov · local times
WN1320Southwest Airlines185 min late

The DEN board at 13:13 shows departure at 21:50 instead of 18:45, gate C53.

Later cancelled
3.2%of 10,019 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast DEN to BHM departure of the day
Track WN1320 →
  1. 10:30 WN1535Southwest Left 10:30 BHM est. 14:00 +5In the air · sched 13:55
  2. 11:00 UA1470United Airlines Cancelled ·
  3. 17:38 UA4703United Airlines On scheduleGate B69 ·
  4. 18:45 WN1320Southwest Airlines Est. 21:50 +185Gate C53 ·

Checked DEN board 13:13 · BHM board 10:48

DEN Denver smooth · +13
BHM Birmingham smooth · +12
1,740 km · ~2h 44m est.
dep bank 10:30–18:4528x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
77% on time

of the last 26 tracked DEN → BHM flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 3 of 28 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 23 arrivals
Flight time~2h 44mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled10.7%recent route rate · 3 of 28

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN77% on time

Flights WN1535 10:30 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN1030 11:05 Mo Tu We · WN1320 varies daily

United AirlinesUA77% on time

Flights UA1470 11:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA4703 17:38 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15UA1470cancelledCNX
11-15WN1535departed+0
11-14UA1470cancelledCNX
11-14WN1320departed+148
11-14WN1535dep +6 → arr+8
11-13UA1470dep −8 → arr−25
11-13WN1320cancelledCNX
11-13WN1535dep −1 → arr−10
11-12UA1470dep +133 → arr+108
11-12UA4703dep −5 → arr−26
11-12WN1320dep +11 → arr+27
11-12WN1535dep −2 → arr−14
11-11UA1470dep −7 → arr−25
11-11UA4703dep +12 → arr−11
11-11WN1030dep +5 → arr−3
11-11WN1320dep −1 → arr−21
11-10UA1470dep −5 → arr−18
11-10UA4703dep −9 → arr−4
11-10WN1030dep −1 → arr−10
11-10WN1320dep −2 → arr−10
11-09UA1470dep +3 → arr−8
11-09UA4703dep −10 → arr−6
11-09WN1320dep +169 → arr+179
11-09WN1535dep +1 → arr+1
11-08UA1470dep −2 → arr−8
11-08UA4703dep −6 → arr−16
11-08WN1320dep +11 → arr+4
11-08WN1535dep −6 → arr−5

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
DENDenver +13 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 9 kt Full DEN delay board →
BHMBirmingham +12 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NW 5 kt Full BHM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BHM: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Birmingham route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to BHM 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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DEN to BHM questions

Is DEN–BHM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–BHM?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:30 and evening departures around 17:38 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BHM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to BHM?

Great-circle distance is 1,740 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 153–179 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–BHM fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 28 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.