The flight time from Denver to Tucson is 1 hour, 57 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO on time.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 36 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TUS Tucson, AZ 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
82%
Southwest
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Tucson is 1 hour, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 36 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Tucson is 639 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tucson to Denver
1 hour, 48 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 52m
United
2h 1m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

50

Distance

639 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
25
Southwest
24

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Tucson by plane?

The distance from Denver to Tucson by plane is 639 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 Tucson?

The flight time from Denver to Tucson is 1 hour, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 36 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 52 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 1 minute.

What airlines fly from Denver to Tucson?

Southwest and United are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Tucson.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Tucson?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Tucson (TUS). On average, they have 24 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 16 minutes
In the Air 96 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Tucson 3 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 Tucson, 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
United 82% 18% 0%
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 Tucson, 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 94 3 112
United 18 97 4 121

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
7pm 1.13
2pm 0.55
10am 0.02
8pm 0.3
5pm 0.16
9pm 0.17
4pm 0.66
11am 1.05
1pm 0.36
8am 0.43
3pm 0.66
10pm 0.34
6pm 0.1
12pm 0.13
7am 0.57
9am 0.46

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Tucson 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 240
February 227
March 239
April 235
May 233
June 178
July 152
August 166
September 185
October 237
November 252
December 262

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Tucson 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 7.48
Tuesday 7.25
Wednesday 7.12
Thursday 7.12
Friday 7.27
Saturday 6.38
Sunday 7.5

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

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)
7pm 17 95 4 119
2pm 16 98 4 117
10am 13 97 3 116
8pm 14 94 3 113
5pm 14 93 4 113
9pm 14 91 3 111
4pm 16 95 4 116
11am 18 95 4 119
1pm 13 97 3 114
8am 14 95 3 114
3pm 17 100 4 124
10pm 13 93 4 112
6pm 13 96 3 113
12pm 14 94 3 112
7am 18 99 5 123
9am 13 93 3 111
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.