SFO → DENSan Francisco to Denver

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Denver (DEN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 76% of the last 29 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 29 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 28 October 2026 at 16:26 UTC.

Today, SFO → DEN

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 05:00 AC4046Air Canada Left 04:57 ·
  2. 06:02 F91230Frontier Airlines Left 05:53 Landed 09:19 −21
  3. 06:02 Y42095Volaris Left 05:53 ·
  4. 06:15 WN3774Southwest Airlines Left 06:11 Landed 09:45
  5. 06:16 AC5438Air Canada Left 06:06 ·
  6. 06:16 NZ9052Air New Zealand Left 06:06 ·
  7. 06:16 UA2042United Airlines Left 06:06 Landed 09:35 −20
  8. 06:16 VA8336Virgin Australia Left 06:06 ·
  9. 09:05 AC4047Air Canada Left 09:02 ·
  10. 09:05 NZ9058Air New Zealand Left 09:02 ·
  11. 09:05 UA493United Airlines Left 09:02 DEN est. 12:28In the air · sched 12:44
  12. 09:05 VA8342Virgin Australia Left 09:02 ·
  13. 10:45 AC5252Air Canada On scheduleGate D7 · T2 ·
  14. 10:45 NZ9051Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D7 · T2 ·
  15. 10:45 UA1604United Airlines On scheduleGate D7 · T2 DEN est. 14:19sched 14:24
  16. 10:45 VA8337Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D7 · T2 ·
  17. 11:00 WN2259Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate D4 · T2 DEN 14:35scheduled
  18. 12:20 F93436Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate B17 · T1 DEN 15:59scheduled
  19. 12:20 Y42410Volaris On scheduleGate B17 · T1 ·
  20. 13:00 AC4049Air Canada On scheduleGate E5 · T3 ·
  21. 13:00 CA7309Air China On scheduleGate E5 · T3 ·
  22. 13:00 NH7310ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate E5 · T3 ·
  23. 13:00 NZ9056Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E5 · T3 ·
  24. 13:00 UA2803United Airlines On scheduleGate E5 · T3 DEN 16:36scheduled
  25. 13:00 VA8338Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E5 · T3 ·
  26. 13:25 WN4294Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate D3 · T2 DEN 16:55scheduled
  27. 14:24 AC5070Air Canada On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  28. 14:24 CA7308Air China On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  29. 14:24 NH7320ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  30. 14:24 NZ9050Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  31. 14:24 UA1230United Airlines On scheduleGate D14 · T2 DEN 18:00scheduled
  32. 14:24 VA8339Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  33. 16:24 AC4868Air Canada On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  34. 16:24 AV2354Avianca On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  35. 16:24 EK6360Emirates On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  36. 16:24 NZ9061Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  37. 16:24 UA1835United Airlines On scheduleGate D8 · T2 DEN 20:00scheduled
  38. 16:24 VA8340Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  39. 18:35 AC5416Air Canada On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  40. 18:35 NZ9062Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  41. 18:35 OZ6350Asiana On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  42. 18:35 UA2436United Airlines On scheduleGate E7 · T3 DEN 22:10scheduled
  43. 18:35 VA8341Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  44. 20:23 AC4081Air Canada On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  45. 20:23 NZ9060Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  46. 20:23 UA573United Airlines On scheduleGate D16 · T2 DEN 23:59scheduled
  47. 20:23 VA8343Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  48. 21:24 AC3598Air Canada On scheduleGate E6 · T3 ·
  49. 21:24 NZ9055Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E6 · T3 ·
  50. 21:24 UA301United Airlines On scheduleGate E6 · T3 DEN 00:59scheduled
  51. 21:24 VA8346Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E6 · T3 ·
  52. · UA1479United Airlines Departed Landed 08:30 −7

Checked SFO board 09:26 · DEN board 10:08

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
DEN Denver smooth · +0
1,553 km · ~2h 29m est.
dep bank 05:00–21:1321x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 29 operated SFO → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 29 operated legs
Flight time~2h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 29

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesSouthwest 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91230 06:00 daily · F91094 12:00 Mo Th Fr Su · F93436 12:00 Tu We Th Sa Su · F93440 19:13 Mo Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3774 varies daily · WN1707 09:20 Sa · WN4619 09:35 Mo Th Fr · WN2259 11:00 Tu We

United AirlinesUA71% on time

Flights UA1479 05:00 daily · UA2448 06:15 daily · UA2042 06:16 Mo Tu We Su · UA1469 08:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AC4046departed−3
10-28AC4047departed−3
10-28AC5438departed−10
10-28F91230dep −9 → arr−21
10-28NZ9052departed−10
10-28NZ9058departed−3
10-28UA1479arrived−7
10-28UA2042dep −10 → arr−20
10-28UA493dep −3 → arr−16
10-28VA8336departed−10
10-28VA8342departed−3
10-28WN3774dep −4 → arr+0
10-28Y42095departed−9
10-27F91230arrived−8
10-27F93436arrived+49
10-27UA1230arrived+21
10-27UA1479arrived+16
10-27UA1604arrived+67
10-27UA1835arrived−10
10-27UA2042arrived−4
10-27UA2436arrived−19
10-27UA2803arrived+20
10-27UA301arrived−20
10-27UA493arrived+11
10-27UA573arrived−13
10-27WN2259arrived+55
10-27WN3774arrived−13
10-27WN4294arrived+63
10-26UA301arrived+4

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 6 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 48% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Denver route actually runs

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

Is SFO–DEN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. 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 18:32 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?

3 carriers operate this route, around 135 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.