Hartford (BDL) to Denver (DEN)
Flight time
≈ 4h 08m
Bearing
276° W
Hartford (BDL) to Denver (DEN) is 1,667 miles (2,683 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BDL–DEN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BDL–DEN; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
120
April 2026
Seats
19,933
both directions
Passengers
16,973
both directions
Load factor
85.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BDL–DEN?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BDL–DEN in April 2026 (120 departures).
- UA
United Airlines
120 departures · 19,933 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.2%
Load
What plane flies BDL–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 98% of BDL–DEN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
117 departures · 85.0% load
97.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
2 departures · 88.9% load
1.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 92.2% load
0.8%
How has BDL–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop BDL–DEN departures fell from 182 in May 2025 to 120 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BDL–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
182 departures · 26,814 passengers
88.4%
Load
June 2025
174 departures · 25,182 passengers
89.3%
Load
July 2025
183 departures · 26,518 passengers
89.4%
Load
August 2025
181 departures · 27,515 passengers
91.8%
Load
September 2025
179 departures · 26,452 passengers
88.7%
Load
October 2025
184 departures · 27,112 passengers
88.0%
Load
November 2025
157 departures · 21,740 passengers
83.5%
Load
December 2025
158 departures · 22,471 passengers
85.2%
Load
January 2026
143 departures · 19,412 passengers
80.9%
Load
February 2026
140 departures · 17,972 passengers
76.4%
Load
March 2026
128 departures · 18,456 passengers
86.5%
Load
April 2026
120 departures · 16,973 passengers
85.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BDL → DEN
85.6% full
60 departures · 8,541 passengers
DEN → BDL
84.7% full
60 departures · 8,432 passengers
Nonstop BDL–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 Hartford (BDL) from Denver (DEN)?
BDL to DEN is 1,667 miles (2,683 km / 1,449 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BDL to DEN?
A nonstop covers the 1,667-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 08m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BDL–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (97.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (1.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BDL–DEN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,667-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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