The flight time from Denver to Philadelphia is 3 hours, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute late.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 1 minute in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
85%
American
80%
Southwest
70%
Frontier
65%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Philadelphia is 3 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 1 minute.

The flight distance from Denver to Philadelphia is 1558 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Denver
4 hours, 3 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 20m
United
3h 26m
American
3h 26m
Frontier
3h 32m
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

57

Distance

1558 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
20
American
15
Southwest
12
Frontier
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Denver to Philadelphia by plane is 1558 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 Philadelphia?

The flight time from Denver to Philadelphia is 3 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 1 minute. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 20 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 32 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Philadelphia?

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

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Philadelphia?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Philadelphia (PHL). On average, they have 12 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 181 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 1 minute 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 Philadelphia, Southwest is 70% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 70% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 85% 14% 1%
American 80% 19% 1%
Southwest 70% 30% 0%
Frontier 65% 32% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Philadelphia, 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 14 180 6 200
United 18 180 6 206
American 15 183 6 206
Frontier 16 181 12 212

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
10am 0.9
9am 0.21
4pm 0.07
7pm 0.21
0am 0.35
1pm 0.87
5pm 0.95
11pm 1.28
2pm 0.25
6am 0.45
3pm 0.07
12pm 1.02
8am 0.31
7am 0.13
11am 0.32
10pm 0.07
5am 0.03
6pm 0.6

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Philadelphia 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 200
February 164
March 202
April 258
May 287
June 297
July 307
August 294
September 273
October 275
November 225
December 219

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Philadelphia 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 8.27
Tuesday 8.23
Wednesday 8.42
Thursday 8.48
Friday 8.48
Saturday 7.4
Sunday 8.42

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
American 0
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)
10am 20 180 6 207
9am 16 181 6 204
4pm 14 182 6 205
7pm 14 181 5 202
0am 15 179 12 206
1pm 15 181 7 204
5pm 19 179 6 207
11pm 15 178 7 203
2pm 16 183 8 211
6am 16 181 9 209
3pm 13 183 6 203
12pm 14 185 6 206
8am 14 185 7 208
7am 16 183 8 207
11am 15 185 6 205
10pm 15 177 16 209
5am 16 182 13 216
6pm 17 177 5 200
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.