The flight time from Denver to Raleigh Durham is 3 hours, 12 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute late.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 48 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
83%
Frontier
78%
Southwest
67%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Raleigh Durham is 3 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 48 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Raleigh Durham is 1436 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Raleigh Durham to Denver
3 hours, 45 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 6m
United
3h 13m
Frontier
3h 17m
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

39

Distance

1436 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
18
Southwest
13
Frontier
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Raleigh Durham by plane?

The distance from Denver to Raleigh Durham by plane is 1436 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 Raleigh Durham?

The flight time from Denver to Raleigh Durham is 3 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 48 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 6 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 17 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Raleigh Durham?

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

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Raleigh Durham?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Raleigh Durham (RDU). On average, they have 13 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 168 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Raleigh Durham 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 Raleigh Durham, Southwest is 67% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 67% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 83% 16% 1%
Frontier 78% 21% 1%
Southwest 67% 33% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Raleigh Durham, 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 14 167 4 186
United 18 168 4 193
Frontier 16 171 7 197

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
9am 1.39
0am 0.07
8am 0.1
6am 0.12
5pm 1.02
12pm 0.02
4pm 0.13
8pm 0.07
7pm 0.61
11am 0.47
10am 0.13
2pm 0.01
7am 0.03
3pm 0.4
11pm 0.23
6pm 0.39
1pm 0.43

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Raleigh Durham 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 143
February 131
March 166
April 147
May 160
June 179
July 184
August 212
September 206
October 209
November 183
December 155

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Raleigh Durham 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 5.81
Tuesday 5.69
Wednesday 5.69
Thursday 5.87
Friday 5.88
Saturday 5.44
Sunday 5.52

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

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)
9am 17 169 5 193
0am 15 169 5 189
8am 14 169 4 190
6am 16 170 7 198
5pm 20 168 4 195
12pm 12 165 4 181
4pm 14 167 6 187
8pm 15 169 4 190
7pm 15 166 4 188
11am 14 166 4 186
10am 15 163 4 188
2pm 15 168 7 189
7am 20 170 5 197
3pm 15 172 6 196
11pm 15 169 4 191
6pm 14 167 4 185
1pm 15 169 5 191
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.