The flight time from Denver to Orlando is 3 hours, 28 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute late.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 2 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
82%
Frontier
75%
Southwest
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Orlando is 3 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 2 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Orlando is 1546 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Denver
4 hours

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 27m
United
3h 28m
Frontier
3h 32m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

92

Distance

1546 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
38
United
36
Frontier
17

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Denver to Orlando by plane is 1546 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 Orlando?

The flight time from Denver to Orlando is 3 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 2 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 27 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 32 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Orlando?

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

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 38 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 182 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Orlando 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 Orlando, Southwest is 73% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 73% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 82% 16% 2%
Frontier 75% 23% 2%
Southwest 73% 26% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Orlando, 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 13 183 8 207
United 18 182 6 208
Frontier 16 182 11 212

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
5pm 0.82
10am 1.28
6pm 1.09
5am 0.69
11am 0.47
11pm 0.34
6am 1.49
7pm 0.27
10pm 0.08
0am 0.8
12pm 0.58
1am 0
7am 0.38
1pm 0.79
8pm 0.04
3pm 0.89
8am 1.46
2pm 0.49
4pm 0.63
9am 0.39

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Orlando 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 407
February 394
March 476
April 392
May 396
June 425
July 439
August 375
September 339
October 386
November 384
December 402

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Orlando 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 13.81
Tuesday 12.54
Wednesday 12.4
Thursday 13.77
Friday 13.63
Saturday 13.35
Sunday 13.1

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
Southwest 1
United 1
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)
5pm 20 184 7 213
10am 20 182 7 212
6pm 17 180 6 206
5am 14 184 9 209
11am 17 181 9 210
11pm 16 182 6 205
6am 16 184 7 209
7pm 13 180 6 202
10pm 16 184 11 214
0am 14 178 12 206
12pm 12 183 8 206
1am 10 236 9 255
7am 15 181 8 207
1pm 17 183 8 210
8pm 13 185 6 208
3pm 13 183 8 206
8am 15 183 6 207
2pm 13 183 10 208
4pm 14 179 7 201
9am 15 184 8 211
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.