DEN → DFWDenver to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 130 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 75% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 34 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,032 km, an estimated 1 hour 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 1 November 2026 at 05:08 UTC.

Today, DEN → DFW

Sat 31 Oct · local times
AA1523AmericanIn the air, 88 min late

Left DEN at 10:31, 88 min after its 09:03 slot.

Landing
13:17DFW board estimate · sched 12:11
Track AA1523 →
  1. 05:24 AA2612American Left 05:20 Landed 08:21 −8
  2. 06:26 AA3285American Left 06:18 Landed 09:18 −17
  3. 07:28 AA852American Left 07:28 Landed 10:36
  4. 09:03 AA1523American Left 10:31 +88 DFW est. 13:17 +66In the air · sched 12:11
  5. 09:37 UA568United Airlines Left 09:47 +10 Landed 12:40 −4
  6. 10:39 AA1756American Left 10:30 Landed 13:19 −26
  7. 10:40 F93366Frontier Airlines Left 10:30 Landed 13:30 −14
  8. 13:20 AA2359American Left 13:15 Landed 16:04 −20
  9. 13:33 UA728United Airlines Left 13:28 Landed 17:02 +23
  10. 15:14 AA420American Left 15:34 +20 Landed 18:22 +2
  11. 16:17 F94464Frontier Airlines Left 16:06 Landed 19:08 −14
  12. 16:54 AA1832American Left 18:37 +103 Landed 21:36 +94
  13. 17:37 UA1565United Airlines Left 17:46 +9 Landed 20:59 +16
  14. 20:45 UA5263United Airlines Left 20:35 DFW est. 23:58In the air · sched 23:59
  15. 21:20 F92632Frontier Airlines Left 21:04 ·
  16. · AC4676 On schedule DFW 23:59scheduled

Checked DEN board 23:08 · DFW board 23:18

DEN Denver smooth · +0
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
1,032 km · ~1h 49m est.
dep bank 05:24–21:19130x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 130x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 12 tracked DEN → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 34 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~1h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures130x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 34

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American AirlinesFrontier AirlinesUnited 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
American AirlinesAA86% on time

Flights AA2612 05:24 daily · AA3285 06:26 daily · AA852 07:28 daily · AA1523 09:03 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92550 06:30 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · F93366 10:40 daily · F92148 16:12 Th Fr Sa Su · F94464 16:17 Tu We Th Fr Sa

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2160 07:40 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA568 09:37 daily · UA728 13:33 daily · UA414 15:36 Mo We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA1523departed+88
10-31AA1756dep −9 → arr−26
10-31AA1832dep +103 → arr+94
10-31AA2359dep −5 → arr−20
10-31AA2612dep −4 → arr−8
10-31AA3285dep −8 → arr−17
10-31AA420dep +20 → arr+2
10-31AA852dep +0 → arr+0
10-31F92632departed−16
10-31F93366dep −10 → arr−14
10-31F94464dep −11 → arr−14
10-31UA1565dep +9 → arr+16
10-31UA5263departed−10
10-31UA568dep +10 → arr−4
10-31UA728dep −5 → arr+23
10-30AA1322departed−8
10-30AA1523departed−8
10-30AA1756departed+29
10-30AA1832departed−2
10-30AA2359departed−2
10-30AA2612departed−12
10-30AA3285departed−1
10-30AA420departed−12
10-30AA852departed+29
10-30F92550departed−8
10-30F92632departed−12
10-30F93366departed−2
10-30F94464departed+51
10-30UA1565departed−3
10-30UA2160departed−8
10-30UA414departed−1
10-30UA5263departed+0
10-30UA568departed+1
10-30UA728departed−7

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 3 kt Full DEN delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to DFW 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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DEN to DFW questions

Is DEN–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:24 and evening departures around 18:43 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,032 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 103–118 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–DFW fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 130 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.