LAX → DENLos Angeles to Denver

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Denver (DEN): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 76% of the last 21 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,385 km, an estimated 2 hours 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Denver. Updated 7 September 2026 at 09:06 UTC.

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +14
DEN Denver busy · +22
1,385 km · ~2h 17m est.
dep bank 05:00–21:0935x weekly
Runs mixed · 5 airlines · 35x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 21 operated LAX → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 21 operated legs
Flight time~2h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta Air LinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest 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 AA6376 07:35 daily · AA4948 14:18 daily · AA6517 20:25 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL2148 08:00 daily · DL2176 14:53 daily · DL1729 20:29 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93156 06:30 daily · F94346 09:40 Tu We · F94946 21:09 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1595 08:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN1289 08:55 Sa Su · WN2337 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN1079 09:45 Tu We Sa

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1415 05:00 daily · UA703 07:00 Mo Th Fr Su · UA1912 08:45 daily · UA2061 10:53 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-06AA4948arrived+6
09-06AA6376arrived−29
09-06AA6517dep +27 → arr−7
09-06DL1729dep +62 → arr+37
09-06DL2148arrived+8
09-06DL2176arrived−23
09-06F93156arrived+20
09-06F94946dep +53 → arr+12
09-06UA1415arrived−22
09-06UA1912arrived−15
09-06UA2061arrived−5
09-06UA2146arrived+5
09-06UA2610dep +10 → arr−13
09-06UA2758arrived−14
09-06UA360arrived−7
09-06WN1289arrived−5
09-06WN1591arrived−4
09-06WN2337arrived−6
09-06WN761dep +95 → arr+72
09-05AA6517arrived+34
09-05F94946arrived+52

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
LAXLos Angeles +14 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full LAX delay board →
DENDenver +22 min busy 🌤 few clouds · SW 5 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Denver route actually runs

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

Is LAX–DEN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 76/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:44 from LAX. 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 LAX to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 1,385 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 128–149 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–DEN fly?

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