The flight time from Fargo to Denver is 2 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves FAR Fargo, ND 5 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 34 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
81%
Frontier
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fargo to Denver is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 34 minutes.

The flight distance from Fargo to Denver is 627 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Fargo
1 hour, 53 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Frontier
1h 55m
United
2h 3m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

28

Distance

627 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
25
Frontier
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fargo from Denver by plane?

The distance from Fargo to Denver by plane is 627 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Fargo to Denver?

The flight time from Fargo to Denver is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 34 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Frontier being the fastest taking 1 hour, 55 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 3 minutes.

What airlines fly from Fargo to Denver?

United and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Fargo to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Fargo to Denver?

Southwest does not fly from Fargo (FAR) to Denver (DEN). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Fargo 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 94 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Denver 9 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 Fargo to Denver, Frontier is 77% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 81% 16% 3%
Frontier 77% 20% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fargo and Denver, 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)
Frontier 14 90 11 115
United 15 94 9 123

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 0.01
7pm 0.04
5am 0.36
12pm 0
6am 0.26
1pm 0.1
2pm 0.2
7am 0.06
6pm 0
8pm 0
8am 0.49
4pm 0.31
9pm 0.01
3pm 0.01
9am 0.4
5pm 0.69
11am 0.99

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fargo to Denver 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 136
February 122
March 132
April 128
May 133
June 129
July 138
August 139
September 110
October 108
November 105
December 107

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fargo to Denver 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 3.67
Tuesday 4.35
Wednesday 3.63
Thursday 4.6
Friday 3.6
Saturday 3.98
Sunday 4.77

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
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 13 92 9 115
7pm 14 90 12 122
5am 26 95 8 130
12pm 12 88 13 113
6am 11 91 8 111
1pm 13 88 11 112
2pm 13 91 11 117
7am 28 97 8 133
6pm 20 97 11 128
8pm 47 100 44 191
8am 24 95 10 133
4pm 16 96 11 128
9pm 12 91 10 111
3pm 26 97 11 135
9am 16 94 11 127
5pm 15 95 11 126
11am 13 92 8 115
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.