Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN)
Flight time
≈ 5h 36m
Bearing
107° E
Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN) is 2,400 miles (3,863 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ANC–DEN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ANC–DEN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
59
April 2026
Seats
9,794
both directions
Passengers
7,917
both directions
Load factor
80.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ANC–DEN?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ANC–DEN in April 2026 (59 departures).
- UA
United Airlines
59 departures · 9,794 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.8%
Load
What plane flies ANC–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of ANC–DEN departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
59 departures · 80.8% load
100.0%
How has ANC–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop ANC–DEN departures fell from 117 in May 2025 to 59 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ANC–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
117 departures · 13,060 passengers
67.5%
Load
June 2025
178 departures · 22,596 passengers
76.1%
Load
July 2025
192 departures · 27,204 passengers
85.2%
Load
August 2025
191 departures · 26,158 passengers
82.6%
Load
September 2025
87 departures · 11,077 passengers
76.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,522 passengers
73.1%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 6,349 passengers
63.7%
Load
December 2025
88 departures · 12,190 passengers
83.5%
Load
January 2026
99 departures · 12,361 passengers
75.2%
Load
February 2026
105 departures · 13,447 passengers
76.9%
Load
March 2026
71 departures · 10,358 passengers
87.9%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 7,917 passengers
80.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → ANC
80.9% full
30 departures · 4,030 passengers
ANC → DEN
80.7% full
29 departures · 3,887 passengers
Nonstop ANC–DEN traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Anchorage
US
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Coordinates
61.18°N, 149.99°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Anchorage (ANC) from Denver (DEN)?
ANC to DEN is 2,400 miles (3,863 km / 2,086 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ANC to DEN?
A nonstop covers the 2,400-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 36m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ANC–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ANC–DEN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,400-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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