DEN → CMHDenver to Columbus

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Columbus (CMH): 33 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 73% of the last 30 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. 2 of the 33 tracked flights were cancelled. 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 Denver and Columbus. Updated 15 November 2026 at 16:52 UTC.

Today, DEN → CMH

Sun 15 Nov · local times
WN1559Southwest Airlines119 min late

The DEN board at 09:52 shows departure at 12:29 instead of 10:30, gate C66.

Later cancelled
3.2%of 10,019 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
WN556 12:55Southwest Airlines · then UA2033 17:50, WN4316 18:50
Track WN1559 →
  1. 09:35 UA480United Airlines Left 09:33 ·
  2. 10:30 WN1559Southwest Airlines Est. 12:29 +119Gate C66 ·
  3. 12:55 WN556Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C60 ·
  4. 17:50 UA2033United Airlines On scheduleGate A20 ·
  5. 18:50 WN4316Southwest Airlines Est. 19:00 +10Gate C54 ·

Checked DEN board 09:52 · CMH board 11:52

DEN Denver smooth · +2
CMH Columbus disrupted · +100
1,853 km · ~2h 53m est.
dep bank 09:35–18:4533x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 33x weekly · nonstop
73% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 2 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 28 arrivals
Flight time~2h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures33x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled6.1%recent route rate · 2 of 33

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91694 10:40 Mo Fr

Southwest AirlinesWN71% on time

Flights WN1559 10:30 Mo Th Fr Su · WN693 10:50 Tu We · WN556 12:55 Mo Th Fr Su · WN4316 varies daily

United AirlinesUA73% on time

Flights UA480 09:35 daily · UA2033 17:50 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15UA480departed−2
11-14UA2033arrived+424
11-14UA480cancelledCNX
11-14WN4316dep +237 → arr+233
11-13F91694dep −7 → arr−15
11-13UA480dep −4 → arr−11
11-13WN1559dep +4 → arr+0
11-13WN4316cancelledCNX
11-13WN556dep −2 → arr−4
11-12UA2033dep −8 → arr−15
11-12UA480dep −7 → arr−15
11-12WN1559dep +0 → arr−9
11-12WN4316dep +17 → arr+6
11-12WN556dep +43 → arr+40
11-11UA2033dep +30 → arr+24
11-11UA480dep +1 → arr−17
11-11WN4316dep −1 → arr−10
11-11WN693dep +9 → arr−5
11-10UA2033dep −3 → arr−24
11-10UA480departed−4
11-10WN4316dep −1 → arr−10
11-10WN693dep −1 → arr−15
11-09F91694dep −4 → arr−10
11-09UA2033dep −3 → arr−6
11-09UA480departed−9
11-09WN1559dep +1 → arr−7
11-09WN4316dep +14 → arr−1
11-09WN556dep +21 → arr+12
11-08UA2033dep −6 → arr−23
11-08UA480dep −9 → arr−20
11-08WN1559dep +31 → arr+27
11-08WN4316arrived+21
11-08WN556arrived+4

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 +2 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full DEN delay board →
CMHColumbus +100 min disrupted ⛅ overcast · NNW 8 kt Full CMH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 50% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +23 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Columbus route actually runs

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

Is DEN–CMH running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at CMH is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–CMH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:35 and evening departures around 17:50 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CMH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to CMH?

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 DEN–CMH fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 33 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.