DEN → LGBDenver to Long Beach

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Long Beach (LGB): 20 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 85% of the last 20 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,373 km, an estimated 2 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Long Beach. Updated 4 November 2026 at 21:25 UTC.

Today, DEN → LGB

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 08:50 WN546Southwest Left 08:48 Landed 10:02 −18
  2. 19:25 WN1681Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C62 ·

Checked DEN board 14:25 · LGB board 10:48

DEN Denver smooth · +0
LGB Long Beach smooth · +0
1,373 km · ~2h 16m est.
dep bank 08:35–19:3020x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 20x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 20 tracked DEN → LGB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 20 arrivals
Flight time~2h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures20x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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 AirlinesWN85% on time

Flights WN1583 08:35 Mo Th Su · WN546 08:50 Tu We · WN1655 08:55 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN4342 14:50 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04WN546dep −2 → arr−18
11-03WN1681dep −3 → arr−14
11-03WN546dep +3 → arr−11
11-02WN1583dep +8 → arr−6
11-02WN1680dep −4 → arr−17
11-02WN1681dep +42 → arr+22
11-01WN1583dep −2 → arr−6
11-01WN1680dep +25 → arr+9
11-01WN1681dep +59 → arr+40
10-31WN2910dep +42 → arr−6
10-31WN3102dep +9 → arr+4
10-30WN1269dep +14 → arr+8
10-30WN1655dep −2 → arr−8
10-30WN4342dep +13 → arr−1
10-29WN1269dep +23 → arr+30
10-29WN1655dep +0 → arr−10
10-29WN4342dep +23 → arr+8
10-28WN142dep −2 → arr−7
10-28WN1657dep +15 → arr+5
10-28WN4483dep +7 → arr−8

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · E 7 kt Full DEN delay board →
LGBLong Beach +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSW 5 kt Full LGB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN and LGB: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Long Beach route actually runs

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

Is DEN–LGB 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.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–LGB?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:35 and evening departures around 18:30 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LGB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to LGB?

Great-circle distance is 1,373 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 127–148 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–LGB fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 20 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.