DEN → YYCDenver to Calgary

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Calgary (YYC): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. 1 of the 12 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,445 km, an estimated 2 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Calgary. Updated 14 November 2026 at 22:23 UTC.

Today, DEN → YYC

Sat 14 Nov · local times
UA2459United Airlines246 min late

The DEN board at 15:22 shows departure at 15:45 instead of 11:39, gate B16.

Landing
18:58YYC board estimate · sched 15:21
Later cancelled
2.7%of 6,864 past United Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
UA720 19:11United Airlines
Track UA2459 →
  1. 11:39 UA2459United Airlines Est. 15:45 +246Gate B16 YYC est. 18:58 +217sched 15:21
  2. 19:11 UA720United Airlines On scheduleGate A40 YYC 22:53scheduled

Checked DEN board 15:22 · YYC board 16:23

DEN Denver heavy · +45
YYC Calgary smooth · +0
1,445 km · ~2h 21m est.
dep bank 11:39–19:1114x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 10 tracked DEN → YYC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 1 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~2h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled8.3%recent route rate · 1 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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United 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
United AirlinesUA90% on time

Flights UA2459 11:39 daily · UA720 19:11 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13UA2459dep −6 → arr−35
11-13UA720cancelledCNX
11-12UA2459dep −10 → arr−7
11-12UA720dep +7 → arr−8
11-11UA2459dep +21 → arr−5
11-11UA720dep +4 → arr−11
11-10UA2459dep −9 → arr−13
11-10UA720dep +7 → arr+1
11-09UA2459dep −4 → arr−14
11-09UA720dep −4 → arr−24
11-08UA2459departed+123
11-08UA720departed+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 +45 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 12 kt Full DEN delay board →
YYCCalgary +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 6 kt Full YYC delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN and YYC: a 36% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Calgary route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to YYC 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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How we measure this →

DEN to YYC questions

Is DEN–YYC running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–YYC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:39 and evening departures around 19:11 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the YYC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to YYC?

Great-circle distance is 1,445 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 132–154 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–YYC fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.