DEN → PHXDenver to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Phoenix (PHX): 229 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. The median arrival is 47 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 26 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 969 km, an estimated 1 hour 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Phoenix. Updated 6 November 2026 at 10:09 UTC.

Today, DEN → PHX

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 05:00 WN1751Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C41 PHX 07:00scheduled
  2. 05:30 AA4936American Airlines On scheduleGate C30 PHX 07:46scheduled
  3. 07:00 F91375Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A76 PHX 09:04scheduled
  4. 07:45 UA1481United Airlines On scheduleGate B20 PHX 09:49scheduled
  5. 08:25 WN1155Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C63 PHX 10:30scheduled
  6. 09:40 UA1572United Airlines On scheduleGate A14 PHX 11:44scheduled
  7. 09:55 WN1445Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C26 PHX 11:55scheduled
  8. 11:35 UA1686United Airlines On scheduleGate B20 PHX 13:37scheduled
  9. 11:50 WN1755Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C53 PHX 13:45scheduled
  10. 12:23 AA1414American Airlines On scheduleGate C32 PHX 14:22scheduled
  11. 13:00 WN1598Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C39 PHX 14:55scheduled
  12. 13:25 UA631United Airlines On scheduleGate A20 PHX 15:28scheduled
  13. 14:00 WN1137Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C60 PHX 15:55scheduled
  14. 14:14 F92105Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A56 PHX 16:17scheduled
  15. 15:44 AA3376American Airlines Sched 15:44Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 17:54scheduled
  16. 16:20 UA1254United Airlines Sched 16:20Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 18:22scheduled
  17. 16:30 WN526Southwest Airlines Sched 16:30Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 18:25scheduled
  18. 17:52 UA2335United Airlines Sched 17:52Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 19:55scheduled
  19. 18:10 WN1759Southwest Airlines Sched 18:10Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 20:15scheduled
  20. 18:46 F94765Frontier Airlines Sched 18:46Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 20:54scheduled
  21. 19:35 UA1729United Airlines Sched 19:35Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 21:37scheduled
  22. 20:10 WN189Southwest Airlines Sched 20:10Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 22:05scheduled
  23. 20:50 UA439United Airlines Sched 20:50Departure not confirmed by the board PHX 22:53scheduled
  24. 21:05 WN1760Southwest Airlines Sched 21:05Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  25. 22:00 WN142Southwest Airlines Sched 22:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  26. 22:29 F94753Frontier Airlines Sched 22:29Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  27. · UA3804United Airlines On schedule PHX 15:30scheduled
  28. · WN136Southwest Airlines On schedule PHX 11:50scheduled

Checked DEN board 03:09 · PHX board 03:07

DEN Denver smooth · +0
PHX Phoenix busy · +16
969 km · ~1h 45m est.
dep bank 05:00–22:37229x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 229x weekly · nonstop
89 / 100

route health from live DEN and PHX delay boards

Median arrival delay is −47 min. 0 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−47 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~1h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures229x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 26

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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American AirlinesFrontier 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
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA4936 05:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr · AA4040 06:00 daily · AA1404 08:05 daily · AA1332 12:21 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1751 05:00 Mo Tu We Th Su · WN4256 05:55 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN2678 07:45 Mo Th Fr · WN1155 08:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA1404departed+0
11-05AA1414departed−4
11-05AA1762departed−4
11-05F91375departed−11
11-05F92105departed−6
11-05F94753dep −10 → arr−47
11-05F94765departed−3
11-05UA1254departed−4
11-05UA1481departed−8
11-05UA1572departed−2
11-05UA1686departed+5
11-05UA1729departed−3
11-05UA2335departed−4
11-05UA439departed−4
11-05UA631departed+6
11-05WN1137departed+7
11-05WN1155departed+0
11-05WN142departed+16
11-05WN1445departed+7
11-05WN1598departed+0
11-05WN1751departed−3
11-05WN1755departed+4
11-05WN1759departed+175
11-05WN1760departed+27
11-05WN189departed+70
11-05WN526departed+72

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 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 7 kt Full DEN delay board →
PHXPhoenix +16 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 5 kt Full PHX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Phoenix route actually runs

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

Is DEN–PHX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–PHX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to PHX?

Great-circle distance is 969 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 98–113 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–PHX fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 229 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.