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

Average Timeline

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

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
81%
Frontier
75%
Southwest
62%
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, 46 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 6m
United
3h 12m
Frontier
3h 18m
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

40

Distance

1436 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
17
Southwest
11
Frontier
11

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, 18 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 11 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 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 168 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Raleigh Durham 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 Raleigh Durham, Southwest is 62% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 62% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 81% 18% 1%
Frontier 75% 24% 1%
Southwest 62% 37% 1%

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 13 167 4 186
United 18 167 5 192
Frontier 16 170 7 198

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 1.34
0am 0.15
8am 0.1
6am 0.25
5pm 0.99
12pm 0.03
5am 0.02
4pm 0.12
8pm 0.08
7pm 0.83
11am 0.22
10am 0.49
2pm 0.05
7am 0.04
3pm 0.11
11pm 0.06
6pm 0.32
1pm 0.44

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 128
February 116
March 125
April 145
May 194
June 203
July 207
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 5.81
Wednesday 5.79
Thursday 5.81
Friday 5.79
Saturday 5.5
Sunday 5.56

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 5 192
0am 15 167 5 185
8am 14 175 7 197
6am 17 172 7 199
5pm 21 167 5 195
12pm 11 166 4 180
5am 15 174 7 195
4pm 14 163 6 187
8pm 14 167 4 188
7pm 16 166 6 191
11am 14 166 4 184
10am 16 168 5 193
2pm 15 174 6 198
7am 14 177 7 201
3pm 13 164 3 185
11pm 14 173 5 194
6pm 14 168 4 189
1pm 14 168 5 189
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.