The flight time from Denver to Miami is 3 hours, 47 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute late.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 20 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MIA Miami, FL on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
81%
American
80%
Southwest
73%
United
70%
Frontier
67%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Miami is 3 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 20 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Miami is 1709 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Miami to Denver
4 hours, 23 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 39m
Spirit
3h 45m
American
3h 45m
Frontier
3h 49m
United
3h 50m
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

44

Distance

1709 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
14
United
13
Spirit
6
Frontier
6
Southwest
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Miami by plane?

The distance from Denver to Miami by plane is 1709 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Miami?

The flight time from Denver to Miami is 3 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 20 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 39 minutes, and United the slowest taking 3 hours, 50 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Miami?

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

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Miami?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Miami (MIA). On average, they have 2 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 Denver 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 200 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Miami on time

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 Denver to Miami, Frontier is 67% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 67% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 81% 17% 2%
American 80% 20% 0%
Southwest 73% 27% 0%
United 70% 29% 1%
Frontier 67% 32% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Miami, 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 13 197 5 219
Spirit 13 201 8 225
American 16 200 7 225
Frontier 16 201 9 229
United 19 199 7 230

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
3pm 0.24
8am 0.55
6pm 0.02
8pm 0.01
5am 0.07
11pm 0.3
4pm 0.03
7pm 0.06
11am 0.23
0am 0.89
10am 0.56
5pm 0.92
9am 1.45
12pm 0.17
7am 0.08
10pm 0.33
2pm 0.28
1pm 0.04

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Miami 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 199
February 175
March 234
April 200
May 188
June 182
July 217
August 202
September 124
October 148
November 192
December 229

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Miami 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 6.15
Tuesday 5.87
Wednesday 5.9
Thursday 5.92
Friday 6.23
Saturday 7.46
Sunday 6.5

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 0
United 0
Spirit 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)
3pm 17 205 10 235
8am 15 206 8 233
6pm 15 203 10 234
8pm 13 197 22 233
5am 18 194 7 226
11pm 16 198 7 223
4pm 15 202 13 238
7pm 15 197 8 221
11am 17 196 8 226
0am 15 197 6 219
10am 16 200 8 228
5pm 20 199 7 229
9am 17 200 7 228
12pm 13 199 8 222
7am 18 203 8 229
10pm 15 195 8 221
2pm 18 203 10 237
1pm 20 201 8 236
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.