United AirlinesUA
Flights UA250 19:25 daily
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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Fairbanks (FAI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 3,903 km, an estimated 5 hours 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Fairbanks. Updated 17 September 2026 at 19:04 UTC.
DEN
Denver
smooth · +0
FAI
Fairbanks
tracking
3,903 km · ~5h 30m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live DEN and FAI delay boards
Flight time~5h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysAirports right now
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How the Denver to Fairbanks route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to FAI 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.
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DEN to FAI questions
Is DEN–FAI running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from DEN to FAI?
Great-circle distance is 3,903 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 306–365 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does DEN–FAI fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at DEN and arrival-side delay at FAI, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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