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

Average Timeline

Leaves SAN San Diego, CA 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 50 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DEN Denver, CO 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
Southwest
82%
Frontier
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Diego to Denver is 2 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 50 minutes.

The flight distance from San Diego to Denver is 853 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Denver to San Diego
2 hours, 16 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 11m
United
2h 16m
Frontier
2h 24m
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

102

Distance

853 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
45
United
41
Frontier
15

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Diego from Denver by plane?

The distance from San Diego to Denver by plane is 853 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Diego to Denver?

The flight time from San Diego to Denver is 2 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 50 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 11 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 24 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Diego to Denver?

United, Southwest, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from San Diego to Denver.

Does Southwest fly from San Diego to Denver?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Diego (SAN) to Denver (DEN). On average, they have 45 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 San Diego 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 110 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Denver 7 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 San Diego 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
United 86% 13% 1%
Southwest 82% 16% 2%
Frontier 79% 20% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Diego 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 14 109 6 131
United 17 110 7 136
Frontier 20 110 12 144

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
2pm 1.07
6am 1.98
8am 1.15
10am 0.29
3pm 0.42
7am 0.5
11am 1.45
5pm 0.32
4pm 1.34
8pm 0.62
9pm 0.48
9am 0.7
12pm 1.22
1pm 0.42
7pm 0.65
6pm 1.62
10pm 0.19

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Diego 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 390
February 356
March 438
April 445
May 438
June 468
July 487
August 480
September 450
October 477
November 462
December 448

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Diego 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 14.92
Tuesday 14.83
Wednesday 14.62
Thursday 14.98
Friday 15
Saturday 12.94
Sunday 15.38

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
United 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)
2pm 15 110 8 135
6am 20 110 10 142
8am 16 108 6 132
10am 15 109 7 132
3pm 15 111 8 135
7am 17 111 8 139
11am 17 110 6 134
5pm 13 110 8 133
4pm 15 110 8 136
8pm 13 108 7 130
9pm 12 108 6 127
9am 16 111 6 134
12pm 18 110 6 136
1pm 18 110 7 137
7pm 16 109 7 134
6pm 16 109 7 133
10pm 13 108 6 128
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.