DEN → RKSDenver to Rock Springs

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Rock Springs (RKS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 63% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 417 km, an estimated 1 hour 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Rock Springs. Updated 17 October 2026 at 00:13 UTC.

Today, DEN → RKS

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 12:30 UA5116United Airlines Left 12:41 +11 ·
  2. 21:10 UA5051United Airlines On scheduleGate B92 ·

Checked DEN board 18:13

DEN Denver smooth · +4
RKS Rock Springs tracking
417 km · ~1h 02m est.
dep bank 12:30–21:107x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
63% on time

of the last 8 operated DEN → RKS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~1h 02mestimated 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 AirlinesUA63% on time

Flights UA5116 12:30 daily · UA5051 21:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16UA5116departed+11
10-15UA5051departed−11
10-14UA5051departed+46
10-14UA5116departed+11
10-13UA5051departed+6
10-13UA5116departed+68
10-12UA5116departed+68
10-11UA5051departed−8

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 +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 9 kt Full DEN delay board →
RKSRock Springs tracking Full RKS delay board →

How the Denver to Rock Springs route actually runs

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

Is DEN–RKS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–RKS?

Operators schedule evening departures around 21:10 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RKS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to RKS?

Great-circle distance is 417 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 59–66 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–RKS fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.