DEN → HYSDenver to Hays

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Hays (HYS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 478 km, an estimated 1 hour 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Hays. Updated 17 October 2026 at 15:48 UTC.

Today, DEN → HYS

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 20:30 UA5052United Airlines On scheduleGate B90 ·

Checked DEN board 09:48

DEN Denver smooth · +0
HYS Hays tracking
478 km · ~1h 07m est.
dep bank 16:20–20:307x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 10 operated DEN → HYS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~1h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

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 AirlinesUA50% on time

Flights UA5042 16:20 Mo We Th Fr Su · UA5052 20:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16UA5042departed−6
10-16UA5052departed+15
10-15UA5042departed+17
10-15UA5052departed+4
10-14UA5042departed+47
10-14UA5052departed+63
10-13UA5052departed−5
10-12UA5042departed+47
10-12UA5052departed+33
10-11UA5042departed−9

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 🌤 clear · SW 10 kt Full DEN delay board →
HYSHays tracking Full HYS delay board →

How the Denver to Hays route actually runs

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

Is DEN–HYS 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–HYS?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:30 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HYS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to HYS?

Great-circle distance is 478 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 64–71 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–HYS fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.