DEN → SJCDenver to San Jose

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to San Jose (SJC): 66 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 79% of the last 39 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 47 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,522 km, an estimated 2 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and San Jose. Updated 3 November 2026 at 04:02 UTC.

Today, DEN → SJC

Mon 2 Nov · local times
WN1799Southwest27 min late

The DEN board at 20:08 shows departure at 21:22 instead of 20:55, gate C40.

Landing
23:00SJC board estimate · sched 22:30
Later cancelled
0.2%of 24,733 past Southwest flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast DEN to SJC departure of the day
Track WN1799 →
UA2745United AirlinesIn the air, 17 min late

Left DEN at 19:37, 17 min after its 19:20 slot.

Landing
21:20SJC board estimate · sched 21:08
Track UA2745 →
  1. 08:45 WN1795Southwest Airlines Left 08:48 Landed 10:15 −10
  2. 10:20 WN1796Southwest Left 10:46 +26 Landed 12:08 +3
  3. 11:35 UA1256United Airlines Left 11:33 Landed 12:59 −19
  4. 13:27 UA1297United Airlines Left 13:24 Landed 14:53 −15
  5. 16:55 WN2382Southwest Airlines Left 17:30 +35 Landed 18:52 +22
  6. 18:30 WN155Southwest Airlines Left 18:29 Landed 19:58 −7
  7. 19:20 UA2745United Airlines Left 19:37 +17 SJC est. 21:20 +12In the air · sched 21:08
  8. 20:55 WN1799Southwest Est. 21:22 +27Gate C40 SJC est. 23:00 +30sched 22:30
  9. · UA1883United Airlines Departed Landed 07:10

Checked DEN board 20:08 · SJC board 20:02

DEN Denver smooth · +9
SJC San Jose smooth · +0
1,522 km · ~2h 27m est.
dep bank 08:30–20:5566x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 66x weekly · nonstop
79% on time

of the last 39 tracked DEN → SJC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 47 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 39 arrivals
Flight time~2h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures66x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 47

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN73% on time

Flights WN1775 08:30 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN1795 08:45 Mo Su · WN2740 08:45 Tu We · WN4387 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA93% on time

Flights UA1256 11:35 daily · UA1297 13:27 Mo Su · UA401 13:27 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1883 15:55 Mo We Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02UA1256dep −2 → arr−19
11-02UA1297dep −3 → arr−15
11-02UA1883arrived+0
11-02UA2745departed+17
11-02WN155dep −1 → arr−7
11-02WN1795dep +3 → arr−10
11-02WN1796dep +26 → arr+3
11-02WN2382dep +35 → arr+22
11-01AA6102arrived+32
11-01AC7036arrived−6
11-01UA1256dep −4 → arr−13
11-01UA1297dep −2 → arr−11
11-01UA2745dep +17 → arr+8
11-01WN155dep +30 → arr+19
11-01WN1795dep −6 → arr−18
11-01WN1796dep +1 → arr−17
11-01WN1799dep +46 → arr+27
11-01WN2382dep +30 → arr+15
10-31UA1256dep −3 → arr−13
10-31UA1883arrived+0
10-31UA2745dep −6 → arr−27
10-31WN2852dep +42 → arr+6
10-31WN3003dep +4 → arr−18
10-31WN760dep +0 → arr+12
10-30UA1256dep −6 → arr+2
10-30UA2745dep +57 → arr+50
10-30UA401dep −1 → arr−16
10-30WN1217dep +27 → arr+10
10-30WN1775dep −1 → arr−3
10-30WN1777dep +64 → arr+46
10-30WN3489dep +5 → arr−19
10-30WN4387dep −6 → arr−17
10-29UA1256dep −3 → arr−16
10-29UA2745dep +0 → arr−20
10-29UA401dep −8 → arr−25
10-29WN1217dep +42 → arr+25
10-29WN1775dep −4 → arr−24
10-29WN1777dep +89 → arr+66
10-29WN3489dep +14 → arr−3
10-29WN4387dep +10 → 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 +9 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 30 kt Full DEN delay board →
SJCSan Jose +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ESE 3 kt Full SJC delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SJC: a 44% 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 San Jose route actually runs

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

Is DEN–SJC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–SJC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 17:20 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SJC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to SJC?

Great-circle distance is 1,522 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 137–160 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–SJC fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 66 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.