DEN → RDUDenver to Raleigh/Durham

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU): 37 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 87% of the last 30 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 36 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,306 km, an estimated 3 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Raleigh/Durham. Updated 31 October 2026 at 23:08 UTC.

Today, DEN → RDU

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 09:51 UA2269United Airlines Left 09:50 RDU est. 15:22 +11In the air · sched 15:11
  2. 10:58 F92440Frontier Left 10:48 RDU est. 16:03In the air · sched 16:19
  3. 14:00 WN1133Southwest Airlines Left 14:14 +14 ·
  4. 16:18 UA2040United Airlines Left 16:17 ·

Checked DEN board 17:08 · RDU board 15:03

DEN Denver smooth · +1
RDU Raleigh/Durham smooth · +0
2,306 km · ~3h 27m est.
dep bank 09:54–19:5537x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 37x weekly · nonstop
87% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 36 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 30 arrivals
Flight time~3h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures37x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 36

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 F92440 varies Mo We Fr Sa

Southwest AirlinesWN75% on time

Flights WN1761 10:40 Mo Th Fr · WN3486 10:45 Tu We Su · WN1746 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN1874 varies Su

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA2269 varies daily · UA2671 16:14 daily · UA2040 16:18 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31F92440departed−10
10-31UA2040departed−1
10-31UA2269departed−1
10-31WN1133departed+14
10-30F92440dep +100 → arr+76
10-30UA2040dep −8 → arr−16
10-30UA2269dep −1 → arr−10
10-30WN1746dep +30 → arr+10
10-30WN1761dep +16 → arr−5
10-29UA2040dep −3 → arr−12
10-29UA2269dep −2 → arr−12
10-29WN1746dep +3 → arr−24
10-29WN1761dep +44 → arr+21
10-28F92440dep −6 → arr−18
10-28UA2040dep −5 → arr−21
10-28UA2269dep −6 → arr+2
10-28WN1746dep +24 → arr−3
10-28WN3486dep +13 → arr−5
10-27UA2040dep +8 → arr−4
10-27UA2269dep −3 → arr−8
10-27WN1746departed+61
10-27WN3486dep +31 → arr+15
10-26F92440dep −9 → arr−22
10-26UA2040dep −2 → arr−9
10-26UA2269dep +7 → arr−23
10-26WN1746dep +11 → arr+97
10-26WN1761dep +17 → arr+8
10-25UA2040dep −5 → arr−9
10-25UA2269dep −3 → arr−6
10-25WN1874dep +20 → arr−3
10-25WN3486dep +39 → arr+13
10-24F92440dep −6 → arr−25
10-24UA2269dep +20 → arr+2
10-24UA2671dep −5 → arr−12
10-24WN1746departed+40
10-23WN1746arrived+23

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 +1 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 3 kt Full DEN delay board →
RDURaleigh/Durham +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 3 kt Full RDU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN and RDU: a 40% 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 Raleigh/Durham route actually runs

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

Is DEN–RDU 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–RDU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:40 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RDU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to RDU?

Great-circle distance is 2,306 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 193–228 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–RDU fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 37 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.