DEN → ANCDenver to Anchorage

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Anchorage (ANC): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,863 km, an estimated 5 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Anchorage. Updated 16 October 2026 at 19:08 UTC.

Today, DEN → ANC

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 19:05 UA280United Airlines On scheduleGate B48 ·

Checked DEN board 13:08 · ANC board 10:18

DEN Denver smooth · +3
ANC Anchorage smooth · +0
3,863 km · ~5h 27m est.
departs 19:057x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 operated DEN → ANC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~5h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA86% on time

Flights UA280 19:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-15UA280dep −1 → arr+19
10-14UA280dep +1 → arr+1
10-13UA280dep +1 → arr−15
10-12UA280dep +8 → arr−4
10-11UA280dep +12 → arr−4
10-10UA280dep +13 → arr+14
10-09UA280dep +0 → arr−12

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DENDenver +3 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSE 5 kt Full DEN delay board →
ANCAnchorage +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NW 3 kt Full ANC delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN and ANC: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Anchorage route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to ANC flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

DEN to ANC questions

Is DEN–ANC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DEN to ANC?

Great-circle distance is 3,863 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 303–361 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–ANC fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DEN and arrival-side delay at ANC, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.