The flight time from Denver to Oklahoma City is 1 hour, 31 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 9 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives OKC Oklahoma City, OK 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
84%
United
81%
Southwest
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Oklahoma City is 1 hour, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 9 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Oklahoma City is 495 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Oklahoma City to Denver
1 hour, 40 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 24m
Frontier
1h 31m
United
1h 37m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

58

Distance

495 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
27
Southwest
25
Frontier
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Oklahoma City by plane?

The distance from Denver to Oklahoma City by plane is 495 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 Oklahoma City?

The flight time from Denver to Oklahoma City is 1 hour, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 9 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 24 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 37 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Oklahoma City?

Frontier, United, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Oklahoma City.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Oklahoma City?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Oklahoma City (OKC). On average, they have 25 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 on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 69 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Oklahoma City 4 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 Denver to Oklahoma City, Southwest is 78% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 84% 15% 1%
United 81% 18% 1%
Southwest 78% 21% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Oklahoma City, 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 12 67 4 84
Frontier 15 69 6 91
United 18 71 6 97

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 0.48
10am 0.97
9am 0.53
7am 0.18
9pm 0.51
3pm 0.27
7pm 0.16
6am 0.06
6pm 0.07
12pm 0.33
2pm 0.28
8pm 1.04
10pm 0.12
1pm 1.36
11am 0.14
8am 0.49
5am 0.06
5pm 1.2

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Oklahoma City 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 233
February 210
March 254
April 249
May 256
June 253
July 257
August 273
September 263
October 272
November 256
December 271

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Oklahoma City 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 8.63
Tuesday 8.27
Wednesday 8.17
Thursday 8.65
Friday 8.63
Saturday 7.6
Sunday 8.63

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 1
Southwest 0
Frontier 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 12 67 4 84
10am 21 70 5 98
9am 16 69 5 91
7am 13 69 3 85
9pm 12 66 4 83
3pm 12 67 4 84
7pm 13 65 4 82
6am 15 68 4 93
6pm 17 64 4 85
12pm 12 68 4 85
2pm 13 68 4 87
8pm 18 71 6 97
10pm 12 66 4 83
1pm 16 70 5 92
11am 16 69 4 91
8am 13 68 3 85
5am 14 68 5 88
5pm 18 69 6 95
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.