The flight time from Charlotte to Denver is 3 hours, 35 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 6 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
Southwest
79%
American
75%
Frontier
69%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Denver is 3 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 6 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Denver is 1337 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Charlotte
3 hours, 8 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 29m
American
3h 32m
United
3h 41m
Frontier
3h 44m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

58

Distance

1337 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
34
United
13
Frontier
9
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Denver by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Denver by plane is 1337 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Charlotte to Denver?

The flight time from Charlotte to Denver is 3 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 6 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 29 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 44 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Denver?

Southwest, United, American, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 0 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Charlotte 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 186 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Denver 3 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Charlotte to Denver, Southwest is 79% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 86% 13% 1%
Southwest 79% 21% 0%
American 75% 24% 1%
Frontier 69% 29% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte and Denver, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 15 187 6 209
American 16 185 9 212
United 16 190 10 221
Frontier 19 186 14 224

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
9pm 0.8
3pm 0.16
6pm 0.46
7pm 0.55
8pm 0.38
1pm 0.98
11am 0.38
5am 0.03
6am 0.25
2pm 0.03
5pm 0.58
9am 0.28
4pm 1.06
10pm 0.3
12pm 0.04
8am 0.88
7am 0.92
10am 0.05
11pm 0.08

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Denver that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 238
February 219
March 237
April 232
May 251
June 244
July 251
August 275
September 273
October 300
November 253
December 247

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Denver that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 8.38
Tuesday 7.87
Wednesday 8.35
Thursday 8.37
Friday 8.42
Saturday 8.17
Sunday 8.52

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
United 0
Frontier 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
9pm 17 185 10 216
3pm 15 186 10 216
6pm 16 187 9 213
7pm 15 185 9 212
8pm 18 183 11 216
1pm 15 185 8 211
11am 17 178 9 205
5am 17 184 11 214
6am 19 188 12 221
2pm 15 183 7 205
5pm 15 187 10 214
9am 21 187 10 219
4pm 16 191 10 220
10pm 16 184 12 214
12pm 14 188 7 208
8am 16 190 12 222
7am 17 184 8 210
10am 14 188 13 217
11pm 18 191 16 229
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.