Bismarck (BIS) to Denver (DEN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 50m
Bearing
204° SW
Bismarck (BIS) to Denver (DEN) is 517 miles (831 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BIS–DEN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BIS–DEN; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 96% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
240
April 2026
Seats
12,104
both directions
Passengers
10,205
both directions
Load factor
84.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BIS–DEN?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BIS–DEN in April 2026 (240 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
240 departures · 12,104 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.3%
Load
What plane flies BIS–DEN?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 96% of BIS–DEN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
230 departures · 85.3% load
95.8% - Bombardier CRJ-200
6 departures · 63.0% load
2.5% - Embraer E175
4 departures · 69.1% load
1.7%
How has BIS–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop BIS–DEN departures fell from 263 in May 2025 to 240 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BIS–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
263 departures · 11,342 passengers
86.0%
Load
June 2025
289 departures · 12,718 passengers
86.8%
Load
July 2025
301 departures · 13,625 passengers
90.5%
Load
August 2025
306 departures · 12,877 passengers
84.2%
Load
September 2025
278 departures · 12,267 passengers
86.9%
Load
October 2025
241 departures · 11,811 passengers
88.5%
Load
November 2025
227 departures · 10,321 passengers
82.8%
Load
December 2025
246 departures · 10,172 passengers
80.7%
Load
January 2026
238 departures · 9,774 passengers
81.3%
Load
February 2026
210 departures · 8,626 passengers
80.8%
Load
March 2026
234 departures · 11,911 passengers
85.0%
Load
April 2026
240 departures · 10,205 passengers
84.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BIS → DEN
82.0% full
120 departures · 4,942 passengers
DEN → BIS
86.6% full
120 departures · 5,263 passengers
Nonstop BIS–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 Bismarck (BIS) from Denver (DEN)?
BIS to DEN is 517 miles (831 km / 449 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BIS to DEN?
A nonstop covers the 517-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BIS–DEN?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (95.8%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (2.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying BIS–DEN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 517-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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