DEN → MEMDenver to Memphis

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Memphis (MEM): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 76% of the last 25 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 2 of the 31 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,401 km, an estimated 2 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Memphis. Updated 15 November 2026 at 17:08 UTC.

Today, DEN → MEM

Sun 15 Nov · local times
UA2789United Airlines35 min late

The DEN board at 10:08 shows departure at 12:00 instead of 11:25, gate A21.

Later cancelled
1.4%of 8,456 past United Airlines flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
F94626 15:54Frontier Airlines · then UA2130 17:25, WN1890 19:35
Track UA2789 →
WN1890Southwest Airlines65 min late

The DEN board at 10:08 shows departure at 20:40 instead of 19:35, gate C40.

Later cancelled
1.2%of 15,482 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast DEN to MEM departure of the day
Track WN1890 →
  1. 10:30 WN2451Southwest On scheduleGate C48 MEM est. 13:42sched 13:40
  2. 11:25 UA2789United Airlines Est. 12:00 +35Gate A21 ·
  3. 15:54 F94626Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A79 ·
  4. 17:25 UA2130United Airlines On scheduleGate B17 ·
  5. 19:35 WN1890Southwest Airlines Est. 20:40 +65Gate C40 ·

Checked DEN board 10:08 · MEM board 10:18

DEN Denver smooth · +2
MEM Memphis smooth · +0
1,401 km · ~2h 18m est.
dep bank 10:30–19:3528x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 25 tracked DEN → MEM flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −1 min. 2 of 31 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−1 minacross the last 23 arrivals
Flight time~2h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled6.5%recent route rate · 2 of 31

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
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 F94626 15:54 Th Su

Southwest AirlinesWN73% on time

Flights WN2451 10:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN1890 19:35 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA75% on time

Flights UA2789 11:25 daily · UA2130 17:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14UA2130dep −3 → arr+10
11-14UA2789dep +49 → arr+48
11-14WN1227cancelledCNX
11-14WN512departed+107
11-14WN8514departed+16
11-13UA2130cancelledCNX
11-13UA2789dep +5 → arr−5
11-13WN1890departed+25
11-13WN2451dep −3 → arr−15
11-12F94626dep −8 → arr−22
11-12UA2130departed+25
11-12UA2789dep −10 → arr−18
11-12WN1890dep +102 → arr+9
11-12WN2451dep −2 → arr−16
11-11UA2130dep −3 → arr−9
11-11UA2789dep +258 → arr+239
11-11WN1890dep +17 → arr−1
11-11WN2451dep +29 → arr+18
11-10UA2130dep −2 → arr−9
11-10UA2789dep −10 → arr−14
11-10WN1890dep +0 → arr−16
11-10WN2451departed+4
11-09UA2130dep −2 → arr+11
11-09UA2789dep −11 → arr−17
11-09WN1890dep +16 → arr+18
11-09WN2451dep +6 → arr+5
11-08F94626dep +22 → arr+8
11-08UA2130departed+0
11-08UA2789dep +6 → arr+1
11-08WN1890dep +0 → arr−10
11-08WN2451dep +11 → 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 +2 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full DEN delay board →
MEMMemphis +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · E 11 kt Full MEM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 52% 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 Memphis route actually runs

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

Is DEN–MEM running on time right now?

Some delays possible. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 65/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–MEM?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:30 and evening departures around 17:25 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MEM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to MEM?

Great-circle distance is 1,401 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 129–150 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–MEM fly?

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