The flight time from Los Angeles to Denver is 2 hours, 15 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 51 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
89%
United
88%
Southwest
82%
Delta
77%
Spirit
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Denver is 2 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 51 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Denver is 862 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Los Angeles
2 hours, 23 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 10m
Spirit
2h 13m
United
2h 16m
Delta
2h 18m
American
2h 19m
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)

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Flights Per Week

139

Distance

862 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
59
Southwest
42
Delta
21
American
14
Spirit
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Denver by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Denver by plane is 862 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Denver?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Denver is 2 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 51 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 10 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 19 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Denver?

Spirit, United, Southwest, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 42 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 Los Angeles 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 111 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Denver 8 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 Los Angeles to Denver, Delta is 77% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 89% 11% 0%
United 88% 11% 1%
Southwest 82% 16% 2%
Delta 77% 22% 1%
Spirit 70% 28% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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)
Southwest 12 110 6 130
Spirit 12 110 9 133
United 16 110 7 136
Delta 13 112 10 138
American 15 114 8 139

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
12pm 1.21
5pm 0.53
9pm 0.53
7am 1
4pm 1.49
3pm 1.17
2pm 1.5
10am 1.02
8am 2.34
10pm 0.33
11am 0.82
6am 0.73
8pm 0.79
6pm 1.36
9am 0.84
7pm 1.11
1pm 1.03
5am 1.81

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 606
February 560
March 602
April 576
May 594
June 576
July 613
August 634
September 604
October 635
November 623
December 628

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 20.54
Tuesday 20.17
Wednesday 20.21
Thursday 20.5
Friday 20.63
Saturday 17.54
Sunday 19.85

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 1
Southwest 1
Delta 0
American 0
Spirit 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)
12pm 15 111 7 133
5pm 13 112 7 135
9pm 11 110 7 130
7am 15 111 9 138
4pm 15 111 8 135
3pm 13 113 8 137
2pm 14 110 10 138
10am 15 110 7 135
8am 17 111 8 139
10pm 11 111 6 129
11am 16 108 7 132
6am 13 111 7 134
8pm 12 110 9 134
6pm 14 110 7 132
9am 15 110 6 133
7pm 15 110 7 134
1pm 15 111 7 134
5am 15 111 7 133
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.