Dayton (DAY) to Denver (DEN)
Flight time
≈ 2h 58m
Bearing
276° W
Dayton (DAY) to Denver (DEN) is 1,082 miles (1,742 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAY–DEN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAY–DEN; the Airbus A319 was the most common aircraft at 87% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
7,752
both directions
Passengers
6,698
both directions
Load factor
86.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DAY–DEN?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAY–DEN in April 2026 (60 departures).
- UA
United Airlines
60 departures · 7,752 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.4%
Load
What plane flies DAY–DEN?
In April 2026, the Airbus A319 flew 87% of DAY–DEN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A319
52 departures · 89.0% load
86.7% - Airbus A320
8 departures · 72.3% load
13.3%
How has DAY–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop DAY–DEN departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAY–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 4,307 passengers
93.9%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 4,329 passengers
91.6%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 7,073 passengers
90.5%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 7,159 passengers
90.0%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,625 passengers
83.9%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 6,467 passengers
82.3%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 5,718 passengers
74.6%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 6,542 passengers
83.2%
Load
January 2026
58 departures · 4,263 passengers
90.1%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 3,365 passengers
83.9%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 6,466 passengers
84.4%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 6,698 passengers
86.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DAY → DEN
89.6% full
30 departures · 3,473 passengers
DEN → DAY
83.2% full
30 departures · 3,225 passengers
Nonstop DAY–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 Dayton (DAY) from Denver (DEN)?
DAY to DEN is 1,082 miles (1,742 km / 940 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAY to DEN?
A nonstop covers the 1,082-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAY–DEN?
In April 2026, the Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures (86.7%), followed by the Airbus A320 (13.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAY–DEN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,082-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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