Denver (DEN) to Newark (EWR)
Flight time
≈ 4h 00m
Bearing
78° E
Denver (DEN) to Newark (EWR) is 1,601 miles (2,576 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–EWR
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–EWR; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
544
April 2026
Seats
98,141
both directions
Passengers
77,195
both directions
Load factor
78.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–EWR?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–EWR in April 2026 (544 departures).
- UA
United Airlines
544 departures · 98,141 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.7%
Load
What plane flies DEN–EWR?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 42% of DEN–EWR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
227 departures · 69.5% load
41.7% - Boeing 757-200
137 departures · 86.5% load
25.2% - Boeing 737-900ER
130 departures · 87.5% load
23.9% - Airbus A321neo
39 departures · 80.3% load
7.2% - Boeing 757-300
5 departures · 58.9% load
0.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
2 departures · 61.5% load
0.4% - Boeing 767-300
2 departures · 83.5% load
0.4% - Boeing 777-200
1 departures · 69.0% load
0.2% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 47.6% load
0.2%
How has DEN–EWR traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–EWR departures rose from 457 in May 2025 to 544 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–EWR traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
457 departures · 68,530 passengers
84.4%
Load
June 2025
463 departures · 77,446 passengers
92.7%
Load
July 2025
583 departures · 98,441 passengers
89.7%
Load
August 2025
616 departures · 104,025 passengers
88.7%
Load
September 2025
586 departures · 95,651 passengers
86.3%
Load
October 2025
601 departures · 98,454 passengers
88.2%
Load
November 2025
530 departures · 79,394 passengers
82.3%
Load
December 2025
564 departures · 90,714 passengers
87.6%
Load
January 2026
481 departures · 75,192 passengers
84.4%
Load
February 2026
416 departures · 64,301 passengers
83.6%
Load
March 2026
547 departures · 85,942 passengers
85.9%
Load
April 2026
544 departures · 77,195 passengers
78.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → EWR
82.5% full
274 departures · 40,627 passengers
EWR → DEN
74.7% full
270 departures · 36,568 passengers
Nonstop DEN–EWR 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 Denver (DEN) from Newark (EWR)?
DEN to EWR is 1,601 miles (2,576 km / 1,391 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to EWR?
A nonstop covers the 1,601-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–EWR?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (41.7%), followed by the Boeing 757-200 (25.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–EWR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,601-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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