The flight time from Cincinnati to Denver is 2 hours, 56 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CVG Cincinnati, OH 3 minutes early.
11 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 33 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Allegiant
94%
Delta
93%
United
89%
Southwest
81%
Frontier
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Cincinnati to Denver is 2 hours, 56 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 33 minutes.

The flight distance from Cincinnati to Denver is 1069 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Cincinnati
2 hours, 34 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 49m
Delta
2h 50m
Allegiant
2h 54m
United
2h 59m
Frontier
3h 3m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

34

Distance

1069 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
14
Southwest
7
Frontier
7
Delta
5
Allegiant
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Cincinnati from Denver by plane?

The distance from Cincinnati to Denver by plane is 1069 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Cincinnati to Denver?

The flight time from Cincinnati to Denver is 2 hours, 56 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 33 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 49 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 3 minutes.

What airlines fly from Cincinnati to Denver?

Delta, Allegiant, Frontier, Southwest, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Cincinnati to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Cincinnati to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Cincinnati (CVG) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 7 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 Cincinnati 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 153 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Denver 8 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 Cincinnati to Denver, Delta is 93% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 93% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Allegiant 94% 3% 3%
Delta 93% 7% 0%
United 89% 11% 0%
Southwest 81% 19% 0%
Frontier 78% 21% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Cincinnati 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 10 152 7 169
Delta 11 150 8 170
Allegiant 14 152 9 174
United 12 153 10 179
Frontier 13 154 13 183

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
4pm 0.39
8am 0.56
6am 0.36
12pm 0.21
5am 0.13
10am 0.04
11am 0.24
7pm 0.19
9am 0.93
5pm 0.13
3pm 0.74
1pm 0.12
6pm 0.27
2pm 0.09
9pm 0.21
8pm 0.01
7am 0.3

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Cincinnati 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 158
February 142
March 155
April 150
May 161
June 162
July 167
August 163
September 162
October 162
November 118
December 116

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Cincinnati 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 5.15
Tuesday 4.75
Wednesday 4.79
Thursday 5.02
Friday 5.1
Saturday 4.73
Sunday 5.38

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
United 0
Southwest 0
Frontier 0
Delta 0
Allegiant 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)
4pm 11 157 10 184
8am 11 148 9 168
6am 13 154 10 180
12pm 9 152 7 170
5am 14 152 12 181
10am 11 156 13 183
11am 9 156 7 173
7pm 12 152 9 175
9am 12 152 12 180
5pm 10 148 7 166
3pm 12 153 9 175
1pm 10 147 7 165
6pm 10 154 7 173
2pm 12 154 9 178
9pm 13 152 15 186
8pm 11 155 16 181
7am 11 154 8 175
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.