DFW → DENDallas-Fort Worth to Denver

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Denver (DEN): 147 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 78% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,032 km, an estimated 1 hour 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver. Updated 31 October 2026 at 13:24 UTC.

Today, DFW → DEN

Sat 31 Oct · local times
AA1523American95 min late

The DFW board at 08:24 shows departure at 08:35 instead of 07:00, gate B16 (TB).

Landing
09:21DEN board estimate · sched 08:13
Later cancelled
1.8%of 17,533 past American flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA1756 08:35American · then UA644 09:00, F91323 12:55
Track AA1523 →
AA420American31 min late

The DFW board at 08:24 shows departure at 13:45 instead of 13:14, gate A15 (TA).

Landing
14:52DEN board estimate · sched 14:21
Later cancelled
0.5%of 25,767 past American flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
UA248 13:40United Airlines · then AA1832 14:57, AA1322 16:39
Track AA420 →
  1. 05:45 UA5384United Airlines Left 05:41 DEN est. 07:33 +33In the air · sched 07:00
  2. 07:00 AA1523American Est. 08:35 +95Gate B16 · TB DEN est. 09:21 +68sched 08:13
  3. 07:00 F92549Frontier Airlines Left 06:58 DEN est. 08:19In the air · sched 08:22
  4. 08:35 AA1756American On scheduleGate C31 · TC DEN est. 09:43sched 09:49
  5. 09:00 UA644United Airlines On scheduleGate E8 · TE DEN est. 10:06sched 10:14
  6. 12:55 F91323Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate E20 · TE DEN 14:09scheduled
  7. 13:14 AA420American Est. 13:45 +31Gate A15 · TA DEN est. 14:52 +31sched 14:21
  8. 13:40 UA248United Airlines On scheduleGate E6 · TE DEN 14:55scheduled
  9. 14:57 AA1832American On scheduleGate D20 · TD DEN 16:04scheduled
  10. 16:39 AA1322American On scheduleGate C22 · TC DEN 17:49scheduled
  11. 16:55 UA1994United Airlines On scheduleGate E9 · TE DEN 18:10scheduled
  12. 17:50 AA2235American On scheduleGate A29 · TA DEN 18:58scheduled
  13. 20:27 F94463Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate E21 · TE DEN 21:42scheduled
  14. 20:35 AA577American On scheduleGate C29 · TC DEN 21:47scheduled

Checked DFW board 08:24 · DEN board 07:08

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
DEN Denver smooth · +0
1,032 km · ~1h 49m est.
dep bank 05:45–22:49147x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 147x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 18 tracked DFW → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~1h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures147x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier 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 AirlinesAA63% on time

Flights AA1523 07:00 daily · AA1756 08:35 daily · AA2359 11:02 daily · AA420 13:14 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91323 varies daily · F94069 14:39 daily · F92631 20:27 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · F94463 20:27 Tu We Th Fr Sa

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA5384 05:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · UA773 05:45 daily · UA567 08:58 daily · UA644 09:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31F92549departed−2
10-31UA5384departed−4
10-30AA1322arrived−31
10-30AA1523arrived−6
10-30AA1756arrived+32
10-30AA1832arrived+2
10-30AA2235arrived+34
10-30AA2852arrived−5
10-30AA420arrived−23
10-30AA577arrived+139
10-30F91323arrived−28
10-30F92549arrived−11
10-30F94069arrived−5
10-30F94463arrived+26
10-30UA1994arrived−6
10-30UA2049arrived−33
10-30UA248arrived−22
10-30UA2651arrived−12
10-30UA5384arrived−25
10-30UA644arrived+0

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 4 kt Full DFW delay board →
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌫 clear · NNW 4 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Denver route actually runs

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

Is DFW–DEN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:45 and evening departures around 17:00 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 1,032 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 103–118 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–DEN fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 147 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.