The flight time from Knoxville to Denver is 3 hours, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TYS Knoxville, TN 5 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 50 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 12 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Allegiant
92%
United
89%
Frontier
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Knoxville to Denver is 3 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 50 minutes.

The flight distance from Knoxville to Denver is 1162 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Knoxville
2 hours, 49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Allegiant
3h
Frontier
3h 13m
United
3h 24m
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

17

Distance

1162 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
14
Frontier
2
Allegiant
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Knoxville from Denver by plane?

The distance from Knoxville to Denver by plane is 1162 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Knoxville to Denver?

The flight time from Knoxville to Denver is 3 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 50 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Allegiant being the fastest taking 3 hours, and United the slowest taking 3 hours, 24 minutes.

What airlines fly from Knoxville to Denver?

United, Frontier, and Allegiant are the airlines with direct flights from Knoxville to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Knoxville to Denver?

Southwest does not fly from Knoxville (TYS) 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 Knoxville 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 170 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Denver 12 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 Knoxville 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
Allegiant 92% 8% 0%
United 89% 10% 1%
Frontier 77% 23% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Knoxville 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)
Allegiant 9 161 7 180
Frontier 11 163 14 193
United 14 173 11 204

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
1pm 0.01
9am 0.34
10pm 0.12
8am 0.66
8pm 0.03
5pm 0.02
7am 0.01
9pm 0.05
7pm 0.06
11am 0.02
10am 0.05
11pm 0.02
3pm 0
6am 0.09
2pm 0.01
6pm 0.01
4pm 1.05

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Knoxville 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 68
February 57
March 76
April 77
May 82
June 86
July 88
August 82
September 80
October 86
November 76
December 77

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Knoxville 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 2.85
Tuesday 2.06
Wednesday 2.77
Thursday 2.46
Friday 2.85
Saturday 2.52
Sunday 2.48

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
Allegiant 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)
1pm 16 177 12 198
9am 13 168 10 195
10pm 11 159 16 188
8am 14 174 11 208
8pm 11 173 15 201
5pm 12 182 15 208
7am 9 152 7 168
9pm 11 158 11 185
7pm 12 165 12 191
11am 10 164 10 184
10am 11 172 19 203
11pm 11 157 13 183
3pm 10 165 13 188
6am 9 160 7 178
2pm 14 161 9 184
6pm 13 172 19 205
4pm 14 172 11 203
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.