The flight time from Oakland to Denver is 2 hours, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves OAK Oakland, CA 2 minutes late.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 1 minute in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
85%
Southwest
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Oakland to Denver is 2 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 1 minute.

The flight distance from Oakland to Denver is 957 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to Oakland
2 hours, 29 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 21m
Frontier
2h 28m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

38

Distance

957 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
37
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Oakland from Denver by plane?

The distance from Oakland to Denver by plane is 957 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Oakland to Denver?

The flight time from Oakland to Denver is 2 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 1 minute. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 21 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 28 minutes.

What airlines fly from Oakland to Denver?

Southwest and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Oakland to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from Oakland to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Oakland (OAK) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 37 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 Oakland 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 121 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Denver 1 minute 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 Oakland to Denver, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 85% 15% 0%
Southwest 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Oakland 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 12 121 6 141
Frontier 15 118 12 148

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
5pm 0.46
6am 0.52
11am 0.19
2pm 0.26
7pm 0.26
8pm 0.23
12pm 0.45
6pm 0.52
1pm 0.18
4pm 0.1
10am 0.19
3pm 0.33
9am 0.03
7am 0.28
9pm 0.3
5am 0.55
10pm 0.11
8am 0.51

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Oakland 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 162
February 151
March 153
April 156
May 172
June 172
July 177
August 180
September 172
October 163
November 169
December 180

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Oakland 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 5.62
Tuesday 5.81
Wednesday 5.54
Thursday 5.85
Friday 5.58
Saturday 4.31
Sunday 5.9

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
Southwest 1
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)
5pm 13 120 7 142
6am 15 121 6 143
11am 11 121 7 140
2pm 12 120 7 141
7pm 13 120 6 139
8pm 12 120 6 138
12pm 11 122 6 141
6pm 12 121 7 141
1pm 11 121 6 139
4pm 11 120 6 139
10am 10 120 6 138
3pm 11 123 7 142
9am 13 122 6 144
7am 12 120 6 139
9pm 12 118 6 138
5am 13 124 6 144
10pm 14 122 5 143
8am 12 121 6 140
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.