SFO → DEN San Francisco to Denver
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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Denver (DEN): 26 nonstop departures observed each week across 6 airlines. 78% of the last 18 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,553 km, an estimated 2 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Denver. Updated 11 September 2026 at 12:06 UTC.
SFO
San Francisco
smooth · +0
DEN
Denver
heavy · +31
dep bank 05:00–21:13 26x weekly
Runs mixed · 6 airlines · 26x weekly · nonstop
78% on time
of the last 18 operated SFO → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −3 min . 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival −3 min across the last 18 operated legs
Flight time ~2h 29m estimated from route distance
Weekly departures 26x 6 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled 0.0% recent route rate · 0 of 18
The week scheduled departures · origin local time
Air Canada Air New Zealand Frontier Airlines Southwest 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
Air CanadaAC
Flights AC3332 varies Tu
Air New ZealandNZ
Flights NZ9059 varies Tu Sa
Frontier AirlinesF9
Flights F91230 06:00 daily · F94310 varies Th Fr · F91094 17:35 Tu We Th Fr · F93440 19:30 Mo Th Fr Sa Su
Southwest AirlinesWN
Flights WN4703 varies daily · WN3422 11:15 Mo Th Fr Su · WN3317 12:40 Sa · WN3504 13:25 Tu We
United AirlinesUA 91% on time
Flights UA1479 05:00 daily · UA1599 06:15 Th Fr · UA598 06:15 Mo Th Fr Su · UA1469 08:45 daily
VolarisY4
Flights Y42445 varies Th Fr
History operated legs · board outcomes
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Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Board tracking
Recent operations · last 7 days + today
Live airport board rows from SFO and DEN, paired departure → arrival per flight and day. Board tracking since Thu, Sep 10 — history builds over 7 days as we poll hub boards up to 4× daily.
Board rows 77 Completed 18 Delayed 4 Within 15m 14/18 Median -3m
AC4046 Air Canada
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 05:00
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
AC4047 Air Canada
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 08:45
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
AC4049 Air Canada
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 12:35
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
AC4868 Air Canada
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 16:18
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
AC5070 Air Canada
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 14:20
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
AC5252 Air Canada
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 10:43
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
AC5438 Air Canada
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 06:15
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
EK6360 Emirates
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 16:18
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
F91094 Frontier Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N715FR
SFO
Departure
Sched 16:34
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 20:20
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N435FR
SFO
Departure
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
15:27
Landed · Sched 15:303m early
Full F91094 history →
F91230 Frontier Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N435FR
SFO
Departure
Sched 06:04
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
09:20
Est. · Sched 09:4626m early
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N616FR
SFO
Departure
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
09:48
Landed · Sched 09:462m late
Full F91230 history →
F94310 Frontier Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N380FR
SFO
Departure
Sched 08:34
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 12:22
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N378FR
SFO
Departure
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
13:03
Landed · Sched 13:2926m early
Full F94310 history →
NH7310 ANA (All Nippon Airways)
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 12:35
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
NH7320 ANA (All Nippon Airways)
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 14:20
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
NZ9050 Air New Zealand
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 14:20
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
NZ9051 Air New Zealand
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 10:43
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
NZ9052 Air New Zealand
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 06:15
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
NZ9056 Air New Zealand
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 12:35
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
NZ9057 Air New Zealand
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 05:00
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
NZ9058 Air New Zealand
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 08:45
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
NZ9061 Air New Zealand
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 16:18
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
UA1145 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
1/2 legs · N27323
SFO
Departure
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
Sched 23:42
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N27271
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
23:09
Landed · Sched 23:4233m early
Full UA1145 history →
UA1430 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N76532
SFO
Departure
Sched 16:18
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 20:07
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N12216
SFO
Departure
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
19:49
Landed · Sched 20:0718m early
Full UA1430 history →
UA1469 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N77871
SFO
Departure
Sched 08:45
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 12:36
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N57870
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
12:15
Landed · Sched 12:3621m early
Full UA1469 history →
UA1479 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N14549
SFO
Departure
Sched 05:00
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
08:14
Est. · Sched 08:4026m early
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N14531
SFO
Departure
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
08:28
Landed · Sched 08:3911m early
Full UA1479 history →
UA1596 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N77579
SFO
Departure
Sched 14:20
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 18:09
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N37538
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
Full UA1596 history →
UA1599 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N27503
SFO
Departure
Sched 06:15
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
09:39
Est. · Sched 10:0324m early
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N37538
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
09:45
Landed · Sched 10:0318m early
Full UA1599 history →
UA1604 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N57863
SFO
Departure
Sched 10:43
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 14:32
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N75861
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
14:52
Landed · Sched 14:3220m late
Full UA1604 history →
UA2436 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
1/2 legs · N77590
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
Sched 22:08
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N77543
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
21:47
Landed · Sched 22:0821m early
Full UA2436 history →
UA301 United Airlines
3 days
Fri, Sep 11
1/2 legs · N37353
SFO
Departure
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
Sched 00:59
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N37367
SFO
Departure
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Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
00:31
Landed · Sched 00:5928m early
Wed, Sep 9
1/2 legs · N17346
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
00:23
Landed · Sched 00:5936m early
Full UA301 history →
UA3906 United
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 07:00
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
UA540 United Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N14557
SFO
Departure
Sched 12:35
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 16:25
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N14549
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
16:29
Landed · Sched 16:254m late
Full UA540 history →
VA8335 Virgin Australia
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 05:00
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
VA8336 Virgin Australia
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 06:15
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
VA8337 Virgin Australia
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 10:43
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
VA8338 Virgin Australia
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 12:35
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
VA8339 Virgin Australia
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 14:20
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
VA8340 Virgin Australia
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 16:18
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
VA8342 Virgin Australia
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 08:45
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
WN3422 Southwest Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N8921Q
SFO
Departure
Sched 11:15
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 14:55
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N8651A
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
15:30
Landed · Sched 14:5535m late
Full WN3422 history →
WN3551 Southwest Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N8611F
SFO
Departure
Sched 13:30
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 17:00
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N8818Q
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
18:31
Landed · Sched 17:0091m late
Full WN3551 history →
WN4703 Southwest Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N8891Q
SFO
Departure
Sched 06:20
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
09:43
Est. · Sched 09:507m early
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N8319F
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
Full WN4703 history →
WN4813 Southwest Airlines
2 days
Fri, Sep 11
2/2 legs · N8908Q
SFO
Departure
Sched 15:20
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 18:50
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Thu, Sep 10
1/2 legs · N9013M
SFO
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
19:36
Landed · Sched 18:5046m late
Full WN4813 history →
Y42071 Volaris
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 16:34
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
Y42095 Volaris
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 06:04
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
Y42445 Volaris
1 day
SFO
Departure
Sched 08:34
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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SFO to DEN questions
Is SFO–DEN running on time right now? Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 79/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on SFO–DEN? Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:25 from SFO. 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 SFO to DEN? Great-circle distance is 1,553 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 140–163 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SFO–DEN fly? 6 carriers operate this route, around 120 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.