Austin (AUS) to Denver (DEN)
Flight time
≈ 2h 21m
Bearing
331° NW
Austin (AUS) to Denver (DEN) is 776 miles (1,249 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–DEN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop AUS–DEN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 22% of departures; flights ran 68% full.
Departures
894
April 2026
Seats
140,598
both directions
Passengers
96,277
both directions
Load factor
68.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–DEN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop AUS–DEN departures in April 2026 (405), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
405 departures · 66,885 seats
Share of departures45.3%63.2%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
269 departures · 42,333 seats
Share of departures30.1%79.2%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
126 departures · 9,522 seats
Share of departures14.1%56.5%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
93 departures · 21,686 seats
Share of departures10.4%69.4%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures0.1%32.6%
Load
What plane flies AUS–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 22% of AUS–DEN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
199 departures · 62.3% load
22.3% - Boeing 737-800
174 departures · 67.1% load
19.5% - Embraer E175
126 departures · 56.5% load
14.1% - Airbus A320
121 departures · 80.0% load
13.5% - Boeing 737-700
105 departures · 69.5% load
11.7% - Airbus A321neo
66 departures · 68.1% load
7.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
32 departures · 82.3% load
3.6% - Airbus A319
27 departures · 78.8% load
3.0% - Boeing 737-900ER
19 departures · 74.6% load
2.1% - Airbus A321
19 departures · 69.7% load
2.1% - Airbus A320neo
6 departures · 78.0% load
0.7%
How has AUS–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–DEN departures rose from 848 in May 2025 to 894 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
848 departures · 105,188 passengers
76.9%
Load
June 2025
866 departures · 111,080 passengers
76.6%
Load
July 2025
856 departures · 111,479 passengers
79.3%
Load
August 2025
792 departures · 102,863 passengers
78.0%
Load
September 2025
754 departures · 99,092 passengers
78.7%
Load
October 2025
860 departures · 116,588 passengers
80.4%
Load
November 2025
850 departures · 98,904 passengers
74.0%
Load
December 2025
900 departures · 105,814 passengers
77.3%
Load
January 2026
828 departures · 90,647 passengers
70.5%
Load
February 2026
842 departures · 95,078 passengers
72.4%
Load
March 2026
1,033 departures · 123,912 passengers
75.0%
Load
April 2026
894 departures · 96,277 passengers
68.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → AUS
65.8% full
448 departures · 47,087 passengers
AUS → DEN
71.2% full
446 departures · 49,190 passengers
Nonstop AUS–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from Denver (DEN)?
AUS to DEN is 776 miles (1,249 km / 674 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to DEN?
A nonstop covers the 776-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 21m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (22.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (19.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–DEN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 776-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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